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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]

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