Alucita cancellata

Alucita cancellata is a moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Romania and the Republic of Macedonia.[1] It was first described from Syria and is further known from Iran, Israel, Turkey and Russia.[2]

Alucita cancellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Alucita
Species:
A. cancellata
Binomial name
Alucita cancellata
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Orneodes cancellata Meyrick, 1908

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are white, with four subquadrate fuscous spots edged with black on the anterior half of the costa. The hindwings are white, the basal area ochreous tinged and spotted with dark fuscous.[3]

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