Buckleria paludum

Buckleria paludum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Buckleria
Species: B. paludum
Binomial name
Buckleria paludum
(Zeller, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus paludum Zeller, 1841
  • Trichoptilus pallidum
  • Trichoptilus paludicola Fletcher, 1907

The European sundew moth, Buckleria paludum, is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It has a wide range in the Palearctic and Oriental region and is found from Europe to Japan, as well as India and Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). In western Europe, adults emerge in June and again in August, flying mainly from dusk onwards. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the leaf and pod of the Drosera rotundifolia.

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