About Harpella forficella (Scopoli, 1763)
Harpella forficella (Scopoli, 1763) is a moth species with a wingspan ranging from 19 to 29 mm. Individuals of this species have a brown-yellow wing pattern that shows only slight variation, and they possess distinctly long, upturned palps. The caterpillars of this species are light gray, with gray spots and dark hairy warts, and their heads and neck shields are brown. This species occurs across most of Europe and in the Near East. These moths live in deciduous forests, and are especially found in hedge rows and on areas with sandy soil.
