Anaproutia comitella

Anaproutia comitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Psychidae
Genus:	Anaproutia
Species:	A. comitella
Binomial name
	Anaproutia comitella; (Bruand, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
	Psyche comitella Bruand, 1845; Bruandia comitella; Masonia edwardsella Tutt, 1900; Psyche saxicolella Bruand, 1845;

Anaproutia comitella is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.

Original illustrations of the life cycle

The wingspan is about 15 mm for males. Female are wingless.[2] Adults are on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on mosses and lichens and, after overwintering, also on leaves. Larvae can be found from the end of June to the beginning of May. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[3]

References

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Lepiforum.de

[3] Salzburg wiki