Eteobalea dohrnii explained

Eteobalea dohrnii is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta, Croatia, Greece, Crete and Cyprus.[1] In the east, the range extends to Syria.

The wingspan is 10–14 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to early October in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Plantago albicans and probably other Plantago species.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015040135/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=436714 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Eteobalea_Dohrnii lepiforum.de
  3. Web site: Eteobalea dohrnii (Zeller, 1847) A new moth for the Maltese Islands (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae) . 2011-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120925025827/http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/src/inicio/ArtPdfRed.jsp?iCve=45513903 . 2012-09-25 . live .

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