Homaloxestis briantiella explained

Homaloxestis briantiella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Turati in 1879. It is found in Morocco,^[1] Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovakia, Albania, Hungary, Romania and the Republic of Macedonia, as well as on Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily.^[2]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous and the hindwings are grey.^[3]

The larvae feed on vegetable matter.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/homaloxestis/ funet.fi
2. http://www.fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/b5047e90-0a1e-464c-9ecb-0e56fdc79d92 Fauna Europaea
3. https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid01meyr#page/575/mode/1up Exot. Microlep. 1 (18): 575
4. http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=359 LOT Moths and Butterflies