Bankesia conspurcatella

Bankesia conspurcatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Psychidae
Genus:	Bankesia
Species:	B. conspurcatella
Binomial name
	Bankesia conspurcatella; (Zeller, 1850)
Synonyms
	Talaeporia conspurcatella Zeller, 1850; Bankesia staintoni Walsingham, 1899;

Bankesia conspurcatella is a species of moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in western Europe.[1]

The wingspan is 11–15 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from January to April in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on lichens on tree-trunks from within a case made of lichens, soil and sand. The larva first overwinters and then pupates in winter within the case, which is attached to fences, rocks or cracks in tree bark.[3]

References

Fauna Europaea
"microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
UKmoths

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-12.

[3] UKmoths