''Symmoca dodecatella'' is a
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
Symmocidae
The Symmocinae are a subfamily of moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. These small moths are found mainly in the Palearctic and Africa.
In modern treatments, they are usually united with the concealer moth family Autostichidae.
History of c ...
. It is found in
Portugal
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and
Spain
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.
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 ...
is about 18–19 mm. The forewings are grey, sprinkled with black, mainly along the margin. The hindwings are grey.
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References
Moths described in 1859
dodecatella
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