Cynaeda dentalis
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Cynaeda |
Species: | C. dentalis
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Binomial name | |
Cynaeda dentalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Cynaeda dentalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, Jordan, Turkey and Cape Verde.[1]
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
The wingspan is 19–22 millimetres (0.75–0.87 in). The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).
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Media related to Cynaeda dentalis at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Odontiini
- Moths described in 1775
- Moths of Asia
- Moths of Cape Verde
- Moths of Europe
- Taxa named by Michael Denis
- Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller
- Odontiinae stubs