Phalacropterix graslinella
Phalacropterix graslinella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukarya |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Psychidae |
Genus: | Phalacropterix |
Species: | P. graslinella |
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Phalacropterix graslinella (Boisduval, 1852) | |
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Phalacropterix graslinella is a species of moth of the Psychidae family. It is found from France to southern Russia and from northern Italy to Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.
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Phalacropterix graslinella case
The wingspan is 17–21 mm for males. Females are wingless.
The larvae feed on Erica, including Empetrum nigrum, Calluna and possibly Vaccinium. They construct a bag from plant debris such as twigs.
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