Decantha borkhausenii is a moth of the family Oecophoridae (concealer moths). It is the type species of the genus Decantha, although it was once placed in the genus Oecophora.[1] It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Denmark and Lithuania.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Decantha |
| Species: | D. borkhausenii
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| Decantha borkhausenii (Zeller, 1839)
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The wingspan is 11–14 mm.[3] The adult moth is yellow and blackish, with a brown hind wing, while the caterpillar is translucent white.[4] Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on pine trees,[5] tunnelling under the bark.[6]
References edit
- ^ Genus details: Decantha, Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Swedish moths
- ^ Forbes, W.T.M. (1920), The Lepidopteras of New York and neighboring states, p. 248.
- ^ Lvovsky, A.L. (2009), "Use of the characters of trophic specialization in the taxonomy of the broad-winged moths (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae, Chimabachidae, Amphisbatidae, Depressariidae)," Entomological Review 89 (3), June, 299–305.
- ^ Decantha borkhausenii at Swedish Natural History Museum.
External links edit
- "Decantha borkhausenii" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Decantha borkhausenii at biodiversitylibrary.org
- Photographs at lepiforum.de
- Decantha borkhausenii at globalspecies.org Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
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