Bankesia conspurcatella

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|Talaeporia conspurcatella|Zeller, 1850

|Bankesia staintoni|Walsingham, 1899

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Bankesia conspurcatella is a species of moth of the family Psychidae. It is found in western Europe.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221925/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=432713 Fauna Europaea]

Description

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Head light fuscous. Antennal ciliations 3. Forewings whitish -yellowish, with numerous small fuscous spots and strigulae; veins fuscous; indistinct darker dorsal spots towards base and before middle; a darker fuscous discal spot beyond middle. Hindwings light grey.{{Cite web |url=http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=195&p=1 |title=microlepidoptera.nl |access-date=2012-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501003728/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=195&p=1 |archive-date=2011-05-01 |url-status=dead }} Adults are on wing from January to April in one generation per year.[https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=182 UKmoths]

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Category:Moths described in 1850

Category:Psychidae

Category:Moths of Europe

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