Harpella forficella
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Harpella |
| Species: | H. forficella |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpella forficella (Scopoli, 1763) |
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Harpella forficella is a species of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae), wherein it belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 19-29 mm. The adults fly from June to September, depending on the location.
The caterpillars feed on dead wood and take two years to develop.[1] They have also been recorded to eat the sac fungus King Alfred's Cake (Daldinia concentrica).
References
- ^ Albert Grabe (1942). "Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen" [Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars] (PDF). Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins (in German) 27: 105–109.
External links
Media related to Harpella forficella at Wikimedia Commons
- Waarneming.nl (Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
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