Biology:Cauchas rufifrontella

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Short description: Species of moth

Cauchas rufifrontella
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Cauchas rufifrontella Bayern (Bavaria)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Adelidae
Genus: Cauchas
Species:
C. rufifrontella
Binomial name
Cauchas rufifrontella
(Treitschke, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Adela rufifrontella Treitschke, 1833

Cauchas rufifrontella is a moth of the Adelidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland , Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Bulgaria and Ukraine .[1]

The wingspan is 9–12 mm.

The larvae feed on Valeriana officinalis.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5054322 entry