Eteobalea sumptuosella

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Eteobalea sumptuosella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Region from Spain to Turkey, Morocco and Tunisia, Ukraine, southern Russia, the Caucasus, the Middle East,[1] eastwards to Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

Eteobalea sumptuosella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Eteobalea
Species:
E. sumptuosella
Binomial name
Eteobalea sumptuosella
(Lederer, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Elachista sumptuosella Lederer 1855
  • Lita admirandella Bruand, 1851 (nomen nudum)
  • Stagmatophora amseli Osthelder, 1940

The wingspan is 13–20 millimetres (0.51–0.79 in). Adults are on wing from early June to end of August.

References

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  1. ^ "Eteobalea sumptuosella (Lederer, 1855)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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