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Anchinia daphnella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Anchinia

Similar
  
Anchinia cristalis, Bisigna procerella, Hypercallia citrinalis, Decantha borkhausenii, Denisia similella

Anchinia daphnella is a species of moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Great Britain, Ireland, the Benelux and Greece. In the east, the range extends to the eastern part of the Palaearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 23–26 mm.

The larvae feed on Daphne mezereum.

References

Anchinia daphnella Wikipedia