Kingdom Animalia Family Gelechiidae Scientific name Sophronia semicostella Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Sophronia Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Syncopacma cinctella, Metzneria lappella, Prolita sexpunctella, Aristotelia ericinella | ||
Sophronia semicostella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Greece, Bulgaria and the islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae probably feed on Anthoxanthum odoratum.
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