Capperia maratonica
| Capperia maratonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Capperia |
| Species: | C. maratonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Capperia maratonica Adamczewski, 1951
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Capperia maratonica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Greece and Cyprus.[1] It has also been recorded from the Palestinian Territories.
The wingspan is about 14 mm.[2] There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Teucrium scordium.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ Capperia at funet
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