Sorhagenia rhamniella
Species of moth
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Sorhagenia rhamniella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Sorhagenia |
| Species: | S. rhamniella |
| Binomial name | |
| Sorhagenia rhamniella (Zeller, 1839) | |
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The wingspan is about 9–10 mm. The head is fuscous, whitish sprinkled. Forewings are fuscous, sometimes somewhat ochreous mixed; large blackish scale-tufts on fold at 1/4, on dorsum before tornus, below middle of costa, and in disc at 3/4; some raised black strigulae towards apex. Hindwings are grey. The larva is greenish; head and plate of 2 black. [2] [3]
Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Rhamnus frangula and Rhamnus cathartica.[4] Sometimes, also young leaves are eaten. Larvae can be found from the beginning of May to June.[5]
