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Epischnia bankesiella

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Epischnia asteris is a species of snout moth in the genus Epischnia. It was described by Staudinger in 1870, and is known from France, Great Britain, Portugal and Spain. The wingspan is 27–30 mm. The forewings are greyish with darker striations. Adults are on wing in July. The larvae feed on Inula crithmoides. They can be found from August to September and again from April to May after overwintering. Pupation takes place in a cocoon among detritus.
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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