Eteobalea dohrnii

(Eteobalea dohrnii)

Description

Eteobalea dohrnii is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta, Croatia, Greece, Crete and Cyprus. In the east, the range extends to Syria. The wingspan is 10–14 mm. Adults are on wing from May to early October in two generations per year. The larvae feed on Plantago albicans and probably other Plantago species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Cosmopterigidae
Genus:Eteobalea
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