Hypochalcia ahenella
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| Hypochalcia ahenella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Hypochalcia ahenella is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypochalcia. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and is known from most of Europe, Turkey,[2] and Texas in the US.
The wingspan is 23–32 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to the end of August.[4]
The larvae probably feed on Helianthemum species and/or Artemisia campestris.[5]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ Lot Moths and Butterflies
- ^ UKmoths
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