''Canephora hirsuta'', commonly known as the hairy sweep, is a species of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Psychidae The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, su ...

. It is found in Europe. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...

of the male is 20–25 mm, and the female is wingless. The moth flies in one generation from May to July. The larvae feed on shrubs, deciduous trees and herbaceous plants. Image:Psyche_unicolor.png, Illustrated adult Image:Psyche_unicolor_caterpillar.png, Illustrated caterpillar File:Canephora hirsuta larva.jpg, Larva

Notes

#''The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.''

External links

Insects of Europe Microlepidoptera.nl
Psychidae Moths of Japan Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Taxa named by Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus {{Tineoidea-stub