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Eteobalea dohrnii

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Eteobalea dohrnii
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E. dohrnii
Binomial name
Eteobalea dohrnii
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Elachista dohrnii Zeller, 1847
  • Eteobalea dohrni

Eteobalea dohrnii is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta, Croatia, Greece, Crete and Cyprus.[1] In the east, the range extends to Syria.

The wingspan is 10–14 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to early October in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Plantago albicans and probably other Plantago species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ lepiforum.de
  3. ^ "Eteobalea dohrnii (Zeller, 1847) A new moth for the Maltese Islands (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-08-16.