Oegoconia caradjai
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| Oegoconia caradjai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Oegoconia |
| Species: | O. caradjai |
| Binomial name | |
| Oegoconia caradjai Popescu-Gorj and Capuse, 1965[1] | |
Oegoconia caradjai is a species of moth of the family Autostichidae.[1][2][3] It is known from most of Europe, except Fennoscandia and the north-east,[2][3][4] and from North Africa (Morocco) and West Asia (Turkey).[2][4] It is also found in New Zealand as an established exotic.[5]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in a single generation in western Europe.[6] Indoors, they can be observed till October.[7] The larvae feed on leaf litter and vegetable detritus,[6] including waste of straw in barns and stables.[7]
