Cauchas rufifrontella (Treitschke, 1833) is a animal in the Adelidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cauchas rufifrontella (Treitschke, 1833)

Cauchas rufifrontella (Treitschke, 1833)

Cauchas rufifrontella is an Adelidae moth found across most of Europe, with a 9–12 mm wingspan and larvae feeding on Valeriana officinalis.

Family
Genus
Cauchas
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cauchas rufifrontella (Treitschke, 1833)

Cauchas rufifrontella is a moth that belongs to the family Adelidae. This moth is distributed across most of Europe. It is not found in Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux countries, the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Bulgaria, and Ukraine. The wingspan of adult Cauchas rufifrontella ranges from 9 to 12 millimeters. The larvae of this species feed on Valeriana officinalis.

Photo: (c) Marcello Consolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Adelidae Cauchas

More from Adelidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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