Capperia
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Capperia is a genus of moth
in the Pterophoridae family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Pterophoridae family.
Species
- Capperia agadirensisCapperia agadirensisCapperia agadirensis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Morocco....
- Capperia bonneauiCapperia bonneauiCapperia bonneaui is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Spain....
- Capperia britanniodactylusCapperia britanniodactylusCapperia britanniodactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in western Europe, from Ireland and Spain to Norway, Germany and Italy. It has also been recorded from Romania and Bulgaria....
- Capperia celeusiCapperia celeusiCapperia celeusi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from most of Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Lebanon, Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates.The wingspan is 14-17 mm....
- Capperia evansiCapperia evansiCapperia evansi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Canada.The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing in the beginningof June and again from the middle of July to the beginning of August in two generations per year....
- Capperia fletcheriCapperia fletcheriCapperia fletcheri is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.The wingspan is about 16 mm. Adults are dark brown in colour....
- Capperia fuscaCapperia fuscaCapperia fusca is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and southern Russia. It is also known from Turkey.It is a...
- Capperia hellenicaCapperia hellenicaCapperia hellenica is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia and Greece. It has also been recorded from Malta and Asia Minor....
- Capperia irkuticaCapperia irkuticaCapperia irkutica is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Russia .-References:, 1989: Die Pterophoriden der sowjetisch-finnischen Siberienexpeditionen 1982-1984 mit beschreibung einer neuen art. Annales Entomologici Fennici 55: 153-160....
- Capperia jozanaCapperia jozanaCapperia jozana is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Japan .The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm.-External links:**...
- Capperia loranusCapperia loranusCapperia loranus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.The wingspan is 15-17 mm.The larvae feed on Teucrium botrys....
- Capperia maratonicaCapperia maratonicaCapperia maratonica is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and Cyprus. It has also been recorded from the Palestinian Territories.The wingspan is about 14 mm....
- Capperia marginellusCapperia marginellusCapperia marginellus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on Sicily, Cyprus and Turkey.The wingspan is about 14 mm....
- Capperia meyiCapperia meyiCapperia meyi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Luzon.The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing in November.The host plant is unknown, but presumed to be, like all other known species in the Capperia genus, in...
- Capperia ningorisCapperia ningorisCapperia ningoris is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including California, Oregon and Alberta.The wingspan is 18-20 mm. Adults are dark-brown with a greyish tint....
- Capperia polonicaCapperia polonicaCapperia polonica is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Spain, France, Sardinia, Corsica, Croatia and Greece. It has also been recorded from Asia Minor.The wingspan is 14-18 mm.The larvae feed on Teucrium flavum....
- Capperia raptorCapperia raptorCapperia raptor is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Colorado, Indiana and Canada.The wingspan is about 19 mm. The abdomen is brown mixed with dark fuscous. The forewings are ferruginous-fuscous, irrorated with dark fuscous. There is a small dark fuscous...
- Capperia salangaCapperia salangaCapperia salanga is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Turkey.The wingspan is 14-16 mm. The forewings and hindwings are light brown....
- Capperia tauricaCapperia tauricaCapperia taurica is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Ukraine and southern Russia. It has also been recorded from China. The wingspan is 16-17 mm....
- Capperia trichodactylaCapperia trichodactylaCapperia trichodactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in central and southern Europe.The wingspan is 15-20 mm.The larvae feed on Leonurus cardiaca....
- Capperia washbourniCapperia washbourniCapperia washbourni is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Greece, Asia Minor, Syria and the Palestinian Territories.The wingspan is about 18 mm for males and about 15 mm for females....
- Capperia zelleriCapperia zelleriCapperia zelleri is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on Sicily.The wingspan is about 14 mm....