Bankesia conspurcatella
| Bankesia conspurcatella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Bankesia |
| Species: | B. conspurcatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bankesia conspurcatella (Zeller, 1850) | |
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Bankesia conspurcatella is a species of moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in western Europe.[1]
The wingspan is 11–15 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from January to April in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on lichens on tree-trunks from within a case made of lichens, soil and sand. The larva first overwinters and then pupates in winter within the case, which is attached to fences, rocks or cracks in tree bark.[3]
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