bio.wikisort.org - Animal

Epicallima formosella is a species of gelechioid moth. It belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). [1]

Epicallima formosella
Adult from Dresden (Germany)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Epicallima
Species:	E. formosella
Binomial name
Epicallima formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

It is found in North America[2] and Europe. The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

The caterpillars feed on decaying wood, typically of poplars (Populus).[3]

Junior synonyms of E. formosella are:[4]

• Borkhausenia formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
• Dafa formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
• Tinea formosella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Footnotes

References

• Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext
• Savela, Markku (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Epicallima formosella. Version of 2003-DEC-29. Retrieved 2010-APR-28.

External links

• Swedish Moths
• Lepidoptera of Belgium

---