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Calyciphora xanthodactyla

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Calyciphora xanthodactyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Calyciphora
Species:
C. xanthodactyla
Binomial name
Calyciphora xanthodactyla
Synonyms
  • Alucita xanthodactyla Treitschke, 1833
  • Aciptilia klimeschi Kasy, 1960

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

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

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