Calyciphora albodactylus

Calyciphora albodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, the Benelux, Great Britain and Ireland. It is also known from Russia and Anatolia.[2] The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.

Calyciphora albodactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Calyciphora
Species:	C. albodactylus
Binomial name
Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
Pterophorus albodactylus Fabricius, 1794 Aciptilia siculus Fuchs, 1901 Pterophorus xerodactylus Zeller, 1841

The wingspan is 20–28 mm.

The larvae feed on Cirsium helenioides, Cirsium ferox, Juricea cyanoides, Carlina vulgaris, Carlina acanthifolia and Carlina longifolia.[3]

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Arenberger, Ernst (1981). "Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen (in German). 33 (1/2): 17–29.
3. Savela, Markku. "Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2018.