Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Acalyptris pyrenaica

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Class
  
Family
  
Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  

Acalyptris pyrenaica is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is only known from the Pyrenees in Spain and the Eifel region in Germany.

The wingspan is 4-5.6 mm.

The immature stages are unknown, but adults were caught by sweeping grassland vegetation from May to July. The habitat consists of limestone grassland in the Eifel mountains and a mountain pasture in the Pyrenees.

References

Acalyptris pyrenaica Wikipedia


Similar Topics