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Synaphe punctalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Europe.

Synaphe punctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Synaphe
Species:	S. punctalis
Binomial name
Synaphe punctalis (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Phalaena punctalis Fabricius, 1775 Cledeobia punctalis modestalis Rebel, 1910 Cledeobia atlantalis Zerny, 1935 Cledeobia confusalis D. Lucas, 1954 Pyralis angustalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Cledeobia angustalis ab. interrupta Kautz in Kautz, Rebel & Zerny, 1926

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to August and are attracted to light.

The caterpillars feed on mosses.

Notes

1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

External links

• Synaphe punctalis on UKMoths

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