Bankesia conspurcatella
Species of moth
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Bankesia conspurcatella is a species of moth of the family Psychidae. It is found in western Europe.[1]
| Bankesia conspurcatella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Bankesia |
| Species: | B. conspurcatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bankesia conspurcatella (Zeller, 1850) | |
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Description
The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Head light fuscous. Antennal ciliations 3. Forewings whitish -yellowish, with numerous small fuscous spots and strigulae; veins fuscous; indistinct darker dorsal spots towards base and before middle; a darker fuscous discal spot beyond middle. Hindwings light grey.[2] Adults are on wing from January to April in one generation per year.[3]
