''Semioscopis strigulana'' 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 ...
of the family
Depressariidae
Depressariidae is a family of moths. It was formerly treated as a subfamily of Gelechiidae, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2,300 species worldwide.
Subfamilies
Depressariidae consists of ten subfamilies:
* Acriinae ...
. It is found in most of Europe (except most of the
Balkan Peninsula
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, the
Iberian Peninsula
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,
Great Britain
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,
Ireland
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, the
Benelux
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, and
Denmark
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) east to the eastern parts of the
Palearctic realm
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The ...
.
The
wingspan
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is 26–32 mm.
The larvae feed on ''
Populus tremula
''Populus tremula'' (commonly called aspen, common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, or quaking aspen) is a species of poplar native to cool temperate regions of the Old World.
Description
It is a substantial deciduous tree growing to t ...
''.
References
External links
Semioscopis strigulana Lepiforum.de
Semioscopis
Moths described in 1787
Moths of Europe
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