Epicallima formosella

Epicallima formosella
Adult from Dresden (Germany)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Epicallima
Species:
E. formosella
Binomial name
Epicallima formosella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Epicallima formosella is a species of gelechioid moth. It belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). [1]

It is found in North America[2] and Europe. The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

The caterpillars feed on decaying wood, typically of poplars (Populus).[3]

Junior synonyms of E. formosella are:[4]

  • Borkhausenia formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Dafa formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Tinea formosella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Footnotes

  1. ^ See references in Savela (2003)
  2. ^ Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
  3. ^ Grabe (1942)
  4. ^ Grabe (1942), and see references in Savela (2003)

References

  • Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext
  • Savela, Markku (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Epicallima formosella. Version of 2003-DEC-29. Retrieved 2010-APR-28.


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