Synaphe punctalis

Synaphe punctalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Europe.

Synaphe punctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Synaphe
Species:
S. punctalis
Binomial name
Synaphe punctalis
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena punctalis Fabricius, 1775
  • Cledeobia punctalis modestalis Rebel, 1910
  • Cledeobia atlantalis Zerny, 1935
  • Cledeobia confusalis D. Lucas, 1954
  • Pyralis angustalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Cledeobia angustalis ab. interrupta Kautz in Kautz, Rebel & Zerny, 1926

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to August and are attracted to light.

The caterpillars feed on mosses.

Notes
  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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