Capperia evansi

Capperia evansi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Capperia
Species:	C. evansi
Binomial name
	Capperia evansi; (McDunnough, 1923)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus evansi McDunnough, 1923;

Capperia evansi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Canada.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing in the beginning of June and again from the middle of July to the beginning of August in two generations per year.^[2]

The larvae feed on Scutellaria species. They damage the main stem of the host plant and make it droop. The larvae are hidden amongst withered leaves.

References[]

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[1] Capperia at funet

[2] On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)

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