Epichnopterix plumella
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Epichnopterix plumella is a moth
of the family Psychidae. It is found in Europe
. The female has no wings and remains in the caterpillar bag.
The wingspan
of the male is ca. 12 mm. The moth flies in one generation from mid April to mid June. .
The larvae feed on various grass species.
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...
of the family Psychidae. It is found in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The female has no wings and remains in the caterpillar bag.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
of the male is ca. 12 mm. The moth flies in one generation from mid April to mid June. .
The larvae feed on various grass species.