Calyciphora xanthodactyla

Calyciphora xanthodactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Calyciphora
Species: C. xanthodactyla
Binomial name
Calyciphora xanthodactyla
(Treitschke, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Alucita xanthodactyla Treitschke, 1833
  • Aciptilia klimeschi Kasy, 1960

Calyciphora xanthodactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia. It has also been recorded from Morocco and Turkey.

The larvae feed on Jurinea mollis and Carlina longifolia.[2] They can be found from May to June.

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