Luffia ferchaultella
Species of moth
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luffia ferchaultella is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany and Italy.
| Luffia ferchaultella | |
|---|---|
| |
| Larva of Luffia ferchaultella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Luffia |
| Species: | L. ferchaultella |
| Binomial name | |
| Luffia ferchaultella (Stephens, 1850) | |
Only the self-fertile wingless female is known, (unless it is the same species as Luffia lapidella).Cased larvae feed, often in flocks, on lichen. They can often be found in large numbers on lichen-covered tree trunks and fences.
External links
 | This article relating to the superfamily Tineoidea is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |