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Capperia maratonica

(Capperia maratonica)

Description

Capperia maratonica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and Cyprus. It has also been recorded from the Palestinian Territories. The wingspan is about 14 mm. There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on Teucrium scordium.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Capperia
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