Schiffermuelleria schaefferella (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Oecophoridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Schiffermuelleria schaefferella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Schiffermuelleria schaefferella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Schiffermuelleria schaefferella is a concealer moth found in Europe and western Asia, whose caterpillars feed and develop in rotting wood.

Family
Genus
Schiffermuelleria
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Schiffermuelleria schaefferella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Schiffermuelleria schaefferella (Linnaeus, 1758) is a species of concealer moth belonging to the family Oecophoridae. This moth species occurs naturally in Europe and western Asia. Its caterpillars develop inside rotting wood and feed on this material as they grow.

Photo: (c) Andrey Ponomarev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrey Ponomarev · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Oecophoridae Schiffermuelleria

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

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