Caloptilia falconipennella
Species of moth
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Caloptilia falconipennella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known throughout all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. falconipennella |
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| Caloptilia falconipennella | |
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The wingspan is about 13 millimetres (0.51 in). The forewings are dark reddish-fuscous irrorated with whitish; margins and folds dotted with black and an indistinct whitish triangular costal blotch before middle. Hindwings are dark grey.[2][3][4]
Adults are on wing in September and overwinter, reappearing in the spring.[5]
The larvae feed on alder (Alnus glutinosa).[6]
