Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Yponomeutidae Scientific name Swammerdamia compunctella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Swammerdamia Rank Species | |
Similar Swammerdamia, Swammerdamia caesiella, Paraswammerdamia lutarea, Swammerdamia pyrella, Pseudoswammerdamia combinella | ||
Swammerdamia compunctella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Northern and Central Europe, as well as Southern Wales and Scotland, Dalmatia and Spain.
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Sorbus aucuparia and Crataegus species.
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