Eteobalea sumptuosella

Eteobalea sumptuosella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in the Mediterranean Region from Spain to Turkey, Morocco and Tunisia, Ukraine, southern Russia, the Caucasus, the Middle East,[1] eastwards to Kazachstan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

Eteobalea sumptuosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Eteobalea
Species:
E. sumptuosella
Binomial name
Eteobalea sumptuosella
(Lederer, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Elachista sumptuosella Lederer 1855
  • Lita admirandella Bruand, 1851 (nomen nudum)
  • Stagmatophora amseli Osthelder, 1940

The wingspan is 13–20 millimetres (0.51–0.79 in). Adults are on wing from early June to end of August.

References
  1. "Eteobalea sumptuosella (Lederer, 1855)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.


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