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Eteobalea beata

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Eteobalea beata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Eteobalea
Species:
E. beata
Binomial name
Eteobalea beata
(Walsingham, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Stagmatophora beata Walsingham, 1907

Eteobalea beata is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Romania, Russia[1] and Turkey.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are bronzy black with three white costal patches. The hindwings are shiny, pale leaden grey.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August.

Larvae have been recorded on Antirrhinum species.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "Tentative Checklist of the Turkish Lepidoptera". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-16.
  3. ^ lepiforum.dePublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.