Carcina quercana

Carcina quercana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Carcina
Species:	C. quercana
Binomial name
	Carcina quercana; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Pyralis quercana Fabricius, 1775; Tortrix fagana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Tinea cancella Hübner, [1824]; Lampros faganella Treitschke, 1833; Carcina purpurana Millière, 1874;

Carcina quercana is a species of moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in Europe. It has been introduced recently in North America, British Columbia and western Washington. It is occasionally known by several common names including oak lantern, long-horned flat-body, and oak-skeletonizer moth (the last most common in North America).

The wingspan is 16–20 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including Oak and Beech.

References

^ Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Carcina quercana". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-12-03.

External links

Carcina quercana at UKmoths

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[1] Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Carcina quercana". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-12-03.

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