Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Oidaematophorus | |
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Similar Hellinsia tephradactyla, Oidaematophorus, Hellinsia didactylites, Geina didactyla, Oxyptilus pilosellae | ||
Oidaematophorus vafradactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is found in Sweden, Finland and Estonia.
Description
The female ostrium is positioned in the center of genitalia, and deeply excavated. The antrum is 1 1/2 mm in length and in width, and is narrowed. The males have seccular spine which is curved that is located on the left side of the valve, with the right side is much simpler.
The wingspan is 23–24 millimetres (0.91–0.94 in). Adults are on wing in July and August.
The larvae possibly feed on Inula salicina.
References
Oidaematophorus vafradactylus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA