Rhegmatophila ricchelloi

Rhegmatophila ricchelloi is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in Sardinia.

Rhegmatophila ricchelloi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Subfamily:
Pygaerinae
Genus:
Rhegmatophila
Species:
R. ricchelloi
Binomial name
Rhegmatophila ricchelloi
Hartig, 1939

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The moth flies in July.

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa and Quercus ilex.

Sources
  • P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et NiestlĂ© (Lausanne).


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