Phalacropterix graslinella
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Domain: | Eukarya
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Family: | Psychidae
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Species: | P. graslinella
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Phalacropterix graslinella (Boisduval, 1852)
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Phalacropterix graslinella is a species of moth of the Psychidae family. It is found from France to southern Russia and from northern Italy to Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.
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Phalacropterix graslinella case
The wingspan is 17–21 mm for males. Females are wingless.
The larvae feed on Erica, including Empetrum nigrum, Calluna and possibly Vaccinium. They construct a bag from plant debris such as twigs.
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Categories:
- Psychidae
- Moths of Europe
- Moths described in 1852
- Tineoidea stubs