Anthophila threnodes

Anthophila threnodes
	Living adult
	Mounted
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Anthophila
Species:	A. threnodes
Binomial name
	Anthophila threnodes; (Walsingham, 1910)
Synonyms
	Hemerophila threnodes Walsingham, 1910; Simaethis threnodes;

Anthophila threnodes is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from Madeira. The habitat consists of open landscapes at low altitudes.

The forewings have a cream-white spot at two-thirds of the costa and another such spot at four-fifths of the dorsum. The hindwings are uniform dark brown. Adults are on wing in February, March, May and July in at least two generations per year. The adults fly during the day.

The larvae feed on Urtica membranacea and possibly other Urtica species, spinning a thin web on or around the young leaves on which it feeds. The larvae are off-white with dark brown spots. They have been found in March, May and November. Pupation takes place in a reddish-brown pupa.^[2]

Gallery

Larva
Larva, closeup
Larval webbing
Larval webbing
Pupa and an empty pupal shell

References

^ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
^ Choreutidae of Madeira: review of the known species and description of the male of Anthophila threnodes (Walsingham, 1910) (Lepidoptera) This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.

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[1] "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

[2] Choreutidae of Madeira: review of the known species and description of the male of Anthophila threnodes (Walsingham, 1910) (Lepidoptera) This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.

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