Hodgesiella rebeli, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Hodgesiella rebeli (Krone, 1905)
MOTH INFO
Hodgesiella rebeli is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Hodgesiella rebeli (Krone, 1905)
Stagmatophora rebeli Krone, 1905
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Cosmopterigidae > Subfamily: Cosmopteriginae > Genus: Hodgesiella
Wingspan
11-12 mm
Habitat
Rocky and stony hillsides with open dry shrubby vegetation.
Food plant
The monophagous larva mines the leaves of Convolvulaceae, (i.e. Convolvulus althaeoides).
Flight period*
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island
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