Kingdom Animalia Family Lypusidae Scientific name Lypusa maurella Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Lypusa Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Mompha langiella, Pseudatemelia, Caloptilia populetorum, Alloclemensia mesospilella | ||
Lypusa maurella is a moth of the Lypusidae family. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 7–12 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on algae and mosses. They live in a leaf tube that is constructed by rolling a part of the leaf into a slightly conical tube.
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