Cauchas rufimitrella
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Adelidae |
Genus: | Cauchas |
Species: | C. rufimitrella
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Binomial name | |
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Cauchas rufimitrella is a diurnal lepidopteran from the family Adelidae, the fairy long horn moths. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Portugal, Ukraine and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.[1]
The wingspan of the moth ranges from 10 to 12 millimeters. The thick erect hairs on the head vertex are black, more or less ferruginous-mixed above. Antennae in male 2, in female 1.5, black, tip whitish. Forewings shining brassy bronze, sometimes partly or wholly coppery or metallic red purple. Hindwings dark purplish fuscous.[2] The flight time is May to June.
Caterpillars live on the seeds of Cardamine pratensis and then they pupate over the winter.
Gallery
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Mating pair
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Larva
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A sprig of Cardamine pratensis
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Larval case
References
[edit]- ^ "Cauchas rufimitrella (Scopoli, 1763)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
External links
[edit]- Kimber, Ian. "7.010 BF152 Cauchas rufimitrella (Scopoli, 1763)". UKMoths. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- Media related to Cauchas rufimitrella at Wikimedia Commons