Canephora hirsuta

Taxobox
name = Canephora hirsuta

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image_caption = Caterpillar Bag
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Psychidae
genus = "Canephora"
species = "C. hirsuta"
binomial = "Canephora hirsuta"
binomial_authority = Poda, 1761
synonyms =

Canephora hirsuta is a moth of the family Psychidae. It is found in Europe. The female has no wings.

The wingspan of the male is 20-25 mm. The moth flies in one generation from May to July. ref|flight_season.

The larvae feed on shrubs, deciduous trees and herbaceous plants.

Notes

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range."

External links

* [http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/BIS/insecten.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&record=Canephora%20hirsuta Insects of Europe nl]
* [http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=206&p=1 Microlepidoptera.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Psychidae/Chirsuta.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]