Holcopogon bubulcellus

Holcopogon bubulcellus is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is found in southern Europe (from France and the Iberian Peninsula east to southern Russia)[1] and North Africa.

Holcopogon bubulcellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Holcopogon
Species:
H. bubulcellus
Binomial name
Holcopogon bubulcellus
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Hypsolophus bubulcellus Staudinger, 1859
  • Cyrnia barbata Walsingham, 1900
  • Hypsolophus pulverellus Constant, 1865
  • Holcopogon helveolellus Staudinger, 1879
  • Scythris infrascripta Turati, 1930

The wingspan is 13–18 mm.[2] The forewings are yellowish grey, sprinkled with blackish scales.[3]

Subspecies edit

  • Holcopogon bubulcellus bubulcellus
  • Holcopogon bubulcellus helveolellus Staudinger, 1879

References edit

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Swedish Moths
  3. ^ lepiforum.de  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.