Callima cretensis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Callima cretensis (Berggren & Aarvik, 2024)
MOTH INFO
Callima cretensis is a moth of the family Oecophoridae on the island of Crete, Greece. It is a Creten endemic species.
Scientific name
Callima cretensis (Berggren & Aarvik, 2024)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Oecophoridae > Subfamily: Oecophorinae > Tribus: Oecophorini > Genus: Callima
Wingspan
14 mm
Habitat
Wet areas, river banks. They are often found on Rubus sanctus.
Food plant
Flight period
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Notes
Berggren, K. & L. Aarvik (*) consider the Cretan populations of Callima icterinella (Mann, 1867) comb. nov. as the new separate taxon Callima cretensis (Berggren & Aarvik, 2024). It is also stated that “…Callima cretensis can be separated from the other species of the complex by its black forewing pattern, by the widened termination of the phallus in the male genitalia, and by the broad antrum in the female genitalia…"
*Berggren, K. & L. Aarvik (2024): Callima icterinella (Mann, 1867) comb. nov. (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae), a complex consisting of seven species. — Norwegian Journal of Entomology 71: 95-108.
