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Caloptilia cuculipennella
Species of moth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caloptilia cuculipennella (commonly known as the feathered slender)[1] is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Holarctic Region, including most of Europe.[2]
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Feathered slender | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. cuculipennella |
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Caloptilia cuculipennella (Hübner, 1796) | |
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The wingspan is 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in).The posterior tibiae are smooth above. Forewings are whitish, with numerous ochreous or brown strigulae finely irrorated with black; an oblique fascia near base hardly reaching costa, a second before middle hardly reaching dorsum, a third beyond middle interrupted in disc, and a costal spot at 3/4 ochreous or brownish, finely irrorated with black. Hindwings are dark grey. The larva is green -whitish; head and plate of 2 brown.[3] The moth flies from July to September.The larvae feed on Fraxinus excelsior, Ligustrum vulgare and Syringa vulgaris.