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Crassa unitella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Scientific name
  
Crassa unitella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Crassa

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Batia lunaris, Borkhausenia, Borkhausenia fuscescens, Bisigna procerella, Borkhausenia minutella

Crassa unitella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is known from most of Europe.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing from early June to the end of August.

The larvae feed on dead wood and fungus under the bark of various trees. The larvae hibernate. Pupation takes place in the larval feeding place.

References

Crassa unitella Wikipedia