Batrachedra parvulipunctella is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae. It is found in southern Europe and North Africa.[2]
Batrachedra parvulipunctella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Batrachedridae |
Genus: | Batrachedra |
Species: | B. parvulipunctella |
Binomial name | |
Batrachedra parvulipunctella Chrétien, 1915[1] | |
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Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to September in two generations per year.
The larvae live in white silky cases, feeding on the waxy secretions of Coccoidea species (including Aclerda berlesii) which occur on Phragmitis australis and Arundo donax.
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