Anthophila fabriciana

Anthophila fabriciana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Anthophila
Species:	A. fabriciana
Binomial name
Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaus, 1767)
Synonyms
Phalaena Tortrix fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767 Phalaena Tinea oxyacanthella Linnaeus, 1767 Tortrix urticana [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 Phalaena Pallium excisum Retzius, 1783 Phalaena Tortrix gilibertiana Villers, 1789 Crambus oxyacanthae Fabricius, 1798 Tortrix dentana Hübner, [1799] Anthophila fabricii Haworth, 1811 Asopia alternalis Treitschke, 1829 Simaethis parietariae Stainton, 1855

Anthophila fabriciana is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from China (Taiwan, Xinjiang), the Himalaya, Mongolia, Russia, Korea, Japan (Hokkaido, Honsyu, Shikoku), Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Europe, the Canary Islands, Asia Minor, Zakavkazye and the Oriental Region.^[1]

The wingspan is 10-15 mm. The moth flies from May to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Nettle and Parietaria species.

References

1. ^ Study on Chinese Acrolepiidae and Choreutidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

External links

• waarneming.nl (Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Anthophila fabriciana at UKmoths