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Phalacropterix graslinella

Synonyms: Psyche atra; Psyche atribombycella; Psyche graslinella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Phalacropterix graslinella is a species of moth of the Psychidae family. It is found from France to southern Russia and from northern Italy to Fennoscandia and the Baltic region. The wingspan is 17–21 mm for males. Females are wingless. The larvae feed on Erica, including Empetrum nigrum, Calluna and possibly Vaccinium. They construct a bag from plant debris such as twigs.
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Prey / Diet

Betula intermedia (dwarf birch)[1]
Calluna vulgaris (heather)[1]
Chamaedaphne calyculata (leatherleaf)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0