Bankesia conspurcatella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Bankesia |
| Species: | B. conspurcatella
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| Binomial name | |
| Bankesia conspurcatella (Zeller, 1850)
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Bankesia conspurcatella is a species of moth of the family Psychidae. It is found in western Europe.[1]
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Head light fuscous. Antennal ciliations 3. Forewings whitish -yellowish, with numerous small fuscous spots and strigulae; veins fuscous; indistinct darker dorsal spots towards base and before middle; a darker fuscous discal spot beyond middle. Hindwings light grey.[2] Adults are on wing from January to April in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on lichens on tree-trunks from within a case made of lichens, soil and sand. The larva first overwinters and then pupates in winter within the case, which is attached to fences, rocks or cracks in tree bark.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ UKmoths
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