Its wingspan is 11–17 mm, and in general the imagines (adults) resemble B. lunaris, but are about half as large again. The forewings are dark ochre, slightly darker at the tips and the hairy fringe surrounding them. At the border between the light and dark parts there is an interrupted broad dark line across the forewings, the dorsal part of which forms a continuous pointed patch if the wings are laid back while the moth rests.[2]
It is found in Europe, where it is not rare in many woodlands. It is even widely found at the outer limit of its range, ranging far into Scotland and Ireland on the British Isles. The generally nocturnal adults fly from June to September[verification needed]. The caterpillars inhabit dead twigs and small branches, where they feed on dried-out decayed wood. A notable host plant is gorse (Ulex).[3]
Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext
Kimber, Ian [2010]: UKMoths – Batia lambdella. Retrieved 2010-APR-28.
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Batia. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-APR-28.
batia, lambdella, species, gelechioid, moth, belongs, subfamily, oecophorinae, concealer, moth, family, oecophoridae, genus, batia, sometimes, treated, monotypic, this, seems, spurious, considering, similar, lambdella, type, species, lunaris, lesser, tawny, cr. Batia lambdella is a species of gelechioid moth It belongs to the subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family Oecophoridae The genus Batia is sometimes treated as monotypic but this seems spurious considering how similar B lambdella is to the type species B lunaris Lesser Tawny Crescent 1 Batia lambdellaAdult at Goes The Netherlands Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily OecophoridaeGenus BatiaSpecies B lambdellaBinomial nameBatia lambdella Donovan 1793 SynonymsBorkhausenia lambdella Donovan 1793 Its wingspan is 11 17 mm and in general the imagines adults resemble B lunaris but are about half as large again The forewings are dark ochre slightly darker at the tips and the hairy fringe surrounding them At the border between the light and dark parts there is an interrupted broad dark line across the forewings the dorsal part of which forms a continuous pointed patch if the wings are laid back while the moth rests 2 It is found in Europe where it is not rare in many woodlands It is even widely found at the outer limit of its range ranging far into Scotland and Ireland on the British Isles The generally nocturnal adults fly from June to September verification needed The caterpillars inhabit dead twigs and small branches where they feed on dried out decayed wood A notable host plant is gorse Ulex 3 Footnotes edit Pitkin amp Jenkins 2004 Kimber 2010 Kimber 2010 Grabe 1942 Kimber 2010 References editGrabe Albert 1942 Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen Vereins 27 105 109 in German PDF fulltext Kimber Ian 2010 UKMoths Batia lambdella Retrieved 2010 APR 28 Pitkin Brian amp Jenkins Paul 2004 Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type species Batia Version of 2004 NOV 05 Retrieved 2010 APR 28 nbsp This article on a moth of the family Oecophoridae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Batia lambdella amp oldid 1129563242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
