Swammerdamia compunctella

Swammerdamia compunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Swammerdamia
Species: S. compunctella
Binomial name
Swammerdamia compunctella
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Synonyms
  • Swammerdamia nebulosella

Swammerdamia compunctella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Northern and Central Europe, as well as Southern Wales and Scotland, Dalmatia and Spain.

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Sorbus aucuparia and Crataegus species.


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