Calyciphora albodactylus information

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

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.

The wingspan is 20–28 mm.

The larvae feed on Arctium lappa, Carlina acanthifolia, Carlina biebersteinii, Carlina vulgaris, Cirsium ferox, Cirsium helenioides, Echinops armatus, Echinops ritro, Echinops sphaerocephalus, Jurinea cyanoides and Serratula.^[3]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ 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.
^ Savela, Markku. "Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

[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.

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