Sorhagenia janiszewskae

Species of moth

Sorhagenia janiszewskae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Sorhagenia
Species:
S. janiszewskae
Binomial name
Sorhagenia janiszewskae
Riedl, 1962

Sorhagenia janiszewskae is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Great Britain to Russia and from Fennoscandia to France, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Romania. It has also been reported from Portugal,[1] the Caucasus and western Transcaucasia.

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. Adults are on wing from mid June to August in one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Rhamnus fragula and sometimes also Rhamnus cathartica. Larvae can be found from May to June.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
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