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Anaproutia comitella is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.

Anaproutia comitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Psychidae
Genus:	Anaproutia
Species:	A. comitella
Binomial name
Anaproutia comitella (Bruand, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
Psyche comitella Bruand, 1845 Bruandia comitella Masonia edwardsella Tutt, 1900 Psyche saxicolella Bruand, 1845

The wingspan is about 15 mm for males. Female are wingless.[2] Adults are on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on mosses and lichens and, after overwintering, also on leaves. Larvae can be found from the end of June to the beginning of May. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[3]

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