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Brachodes appendiculata

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Brachodes appendiculata
Scientific classification
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

Brachodes appendiculata is a moth of the Brachodidae family. 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.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ lepiforum.de
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