Bankesia conspurcatella
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Psychidae |
Genus: | Bankesia |
Species: | B. conspurcatella
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Binomial name | |
Bankesia conspurcatella (Zeller, 1850)
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Bankesia conspurcatella is a species of moth of the family Psychidae. It is found in western Europe.[1]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Head light fuscous. Antennal ciliations 3. Forewings whitish -yellowish, with numerous small fuscous spots and strigulae; veins fuscous; indistinct darker dorsal spots towards base and before middle; a darker fuscous discal spot beyond middle. Hindwings light grey.[2] Adults are on wing from January to April in one generation per year.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ UKmoths