Hypercallia citrinalis
Species of moth
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hypercallia citrinalis is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Europe, Asia Minor, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Mongolia and southern Siberia (Altai, Minusinsk, Irkutsk).
| Hypercallia citrinalis | |
|---|---|
| |
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Hypercallia |
| Species: | H. citrinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypercallia citrinalis | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is about 19 mm.The forewings are bright yellow; a streak along basal third of costa with two oblique projections, a slender fascia from middle of costa to 1/3 of dorsum, connected by two downward-oblique bars with an irregular interrupted subterminal fascia, second discal stigma, and a narrow terminal fascia bright crimson. Hindwings are grey. The larva is greenish-grey; dorsal line whitish; dots black, whitish ringed; head and 2 black - speckled. [1]
The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.[2]
The larvae feed on Polygala vulgaris and Polygala calcarea.
