Tabulaephorus punctinervis

Tabulaephorus punctinervis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Italy, as well as on Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Cyprus and the Canary Islands.[1] It is also known from Turkey.[2]

Tabulaephorus punctinervis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pterophoridae
Genus:
Tabulaephorus
Species:
T. punctinervis
Binomial name
Tabulaephorus punctinervis
(Constant, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Aciptilia punctinervis Constant, 1885
  • Calyciphora punctinervis
  • Alucita tyrrhenica Amsel, 1954

The wingspan is 16–19 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Carlina corymbosa.[4]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Tentative Checklist of the Turkish Lepidoptera Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Original Description
  4. Calyciphora at funet


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