Eteobalea thaumatella

Eteobalea thaumatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Eteobalea
Species: E. thaumatella
Binomial name
Eteobalea thaumatella
(Walsingham, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Stagmatophora thaumatella Walsingham, 1907
  • Stagmatophora lactipunctella Turati, 1924

Eteobalea thaumatella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Malta, the Canary Islands and from North Africa east to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.[2]

The wingspan is 8–15 mm. The forewings are dark shining bronzy fuscous, blending to brighter copper colour toward the dorsum. There are three conspicuous yellowish white costal patches. The hindwings are very pale bluish grey.[3] Adults have been recorded from early March to early May and again in October and November.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ ESM Volume 2 Article 2
  3. ↑ lepiforum.de
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