Synaphe moldavica explained

Synaphe moldavica is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1794. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey[1] and Iran.

The wingspan is 28–30 mm.

The larvae feed on Gramineae species.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205647/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442579 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/SynapMolda.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa