Alucita grammodactyla is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Norway, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Slovenia and Greece.[1] It is also present in Turkey.
Alucita grammodactyla | |
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Detail of a "plume" of the wing | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Alucitidae |
Genus: | Alucita |
Species: | A. grammodactyla
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Binomial name | |
Alucita grammodactyla Zeller, 1841
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The wingspan 14–17 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing from April to September.[2] Adults are on wing from July to early September and again (after hibernation) until early June.
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