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Bankesia conspurcatella is a species of moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in western Europe.[1]

Bankesia conspurcatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Psychidae
Genus:
Bankesia
Species:
B. conspurcatella
Binomial name
Bankesia conspurcatella
(Zeller, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Talaeporia conspurcatella Zeller, 1850
  • Bankesia staintoni Walsingham, 1899

Description


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


  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  3. UKmoths





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