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Eurodachtha siculella

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Eurodachtha siculella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Eurodachtha
Species:
E. siculella
Binomial name
Eurodachtha siculella
(Wocke, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Lecithocera siculella Wocke, 1889

Eurodachtha siculella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Wocke in 1889. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, as well as on Sicily.[1][2]

The wingspan is 11-11.5 mm. The forewings are light grey, with a weak satin glow and sprinkled darker at the margin and the lower third. There is a round deep black dot at the center of the wing, with a second bigger one at the end of the cell.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Eurodachtha". nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ lepiforum.dePublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.