Epicallima formosella

Epicallima formosella
Adult from Dresden (Germany)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Epicallima
Species: E. formosella
Binomial name
Epicallima formosella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Epicallima formosella is a species of gelechioid moth. It belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). [1]

It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

The caterpillars feed on decaying wood, typically of poplars (Populus).[2]

Junior synonyms of E. formosella are:[3]

Footnotes

  1. See references in Savela (2003)
  2. Grabe (1942)
  3. Grabe (1942), and see references in Savela (2003)

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