Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Oidaematophorus | |
Oidaematophorus giganteus is a moth in the Pterophoridae family. It is found on Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia and in Portugal, France and Italy.
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Description
The species have a wingspan of 28–31 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in), and are brownish-yellow coloured. The lobes are dorsally curved and acute. The male genitalia valve is elongated from the left, but is still straight and half as long as the right valve. Meantime, the right valve is of the same shape, but lacks a saccular spine, which the left one has. The female genitalia have flattened Ostium, while the antrum is narrowed, identically to Oidaematophorus constanti.
Habitat
The larvae feed on Inula hellenium and Pulicaria odora.
References
Oidaematophorus giganteus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA