Brachodes candefactus is a moth of the family Brachodidae. It is found in Syria, Lebanon, Turkey (central and eastern Anatolia) and north-western Iran.[1] The habitat consists of grass steppe in mountainous areas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brachodidae |
| Genus: | Brachodes |
| Species: | B. candefactus
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| Brachodes candefactus (Lederer, 1858)
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The wingspan is 14–20 mm. Adults are day-active and are on wing from the beginning of June to the end of July.
The larvae feed on Secale species.
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