Capperia maratonica

Capperia maratonica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Sardinia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Greece and Cyprus.[1] It has also been recorded from the Palestinian Territories.

Capperia maratonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Capperia
Species:
C. maratonica
Binomial name
Capperia maratonica
Adamczewski, 1951

The wingspan is about 14 mm.[2] There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Teucrium scordium.[3]

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