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Siederia listerella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Psychidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Siederia

Siederia listerella

Similar
  
Dahlica lichenella, Phalacropterix graslinella, Psyche crassiorella, Acanthopsyche atra, Dahlica triquetrella

Dahlica triquetrella zandzakdrager of buikige zakdrager siederia listerella psychidae


Siederia listerella is a moth of the Psychidae family. It was described by Linnaeus in 1758. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

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The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from the end of May to the beginning of June.

The larvae feed on algae. They can be found from April and May to March, overwintering in the larval stage. The larvae have a grey body with a yellowish tinge and a black head. They live in a case of 6–8 mm, covered with stones and parts of plants and algae. Pupation takes place in the case.

Buikige zakdrager siederia listerella


References

Siederia listerella Wikipedia