Decantha borkhausenii explained

Decantha borkhausenii is a moth of the family Oecophoridae (concealer moths). It is the type species of the genus Decantha, although it was once placed in the genus Oecophora.^[1] It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Denmark and Lithuania.^[2]

The wingspan is 11–14 mm.^[3] The adult moth is yellow and blackish, with a brown hind wing, while the caterpillar is translucent white.^[4] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on pine trees,^[5] tunnelling under the bark.^[6]

External links

• • Decantha borkhausenii at biodiversitylibrary.org
• Photographs at lepiforum.de
• Decantha borkhausenii at globalspecies.org

Notes and References

1. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=8095.0 Genus details: Decantha
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215163329/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=434694 Fauna Europaea
3. http://www.lepidoptera.se/arter/guldfl%C3%A4ckpraktmal.aspx Swedish moths
4. [William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes|Forbes, W.T.M.]
5. Lvovsky, A.L. (2009), "Use of the characters of trophic specialization in the taxonomy of the broad-winged moths (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae, Chimabachidae, Amphisbatidae, Depressariidae)," Entomological Review 89 (3), June, 299–305.
6. http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/d/decantha_borkhausenii.html Decantha borkhausenii at Swedish Natural History Museum.