Brachodes appendiculata

Brachodes appendiculata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Brachodidae
Genus:	Brachodes
Species:	B. appendiculata
Binomial name
	Brachodes appendiculata; (Esper, 1783)
Synonyms
	Sphinx appendiculata Esper, 1783; Sphinx chimaera Hübner, 1796; Pyralis saldonana Fabricius, 1787; Pyralis vahiliana Fabricius, 1787; Atychia appendiculata Meyrick, 1912;

Brachodes appendiculata is a moth of the family Brachodidae. It is found in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, former Yugoslavia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and the Near East.^[1]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown and the hindwings are white.^[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Festuca ovina.

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