Kingdom Animalia Family Psychidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Genus Dahlica Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Dahlica lichenella, Acanthopsyche atra, Psyche crassiorella, Phalacropterix graslinella | ||
Dahlica lazuri is a moth of the Psychidae family. It was described by Clerck in 1759. It is found in France, the Benelux, Germany Switzerland, Austria, the Baltic region, Scandinavia and Russia.
The wingspan is 6–15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to June.
Taxonomy
Formerly fumosella was treated as the bisexual race of lichenella, but its taxonomical status is controversial. Robinson and Nielsen proposed the name lazuri for fumosella in 1983, because there is no doubt, that this is an older subjective synonym.
References
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