Proterospastis merdella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Proterospastis merdella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Proterospastis merdella (Zeller, 1852)

MOTH INFO

Proterospastis merdella is a moth of the family Tineidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Proterospastis merdella (Zeller, 1852)

Tinea merdella (Zeller, 1847)

Paratinea merdella (Zeller, 1847)

Monopis siccanella (Chrétien, 1915)

Tineola quadruplella (Caradja, 1920)

Paratinea quadruplella (Caradja, 1920)

Proterospastis quadruplella (Caradja, 1920)

Tinea palaestinella (Amsel, 1935)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Tineoidea > Family: Tineidae > Subfamily: Tineinae > Genus: Proterospastis

Wingspan

8 mm

Habitat

Dry and warm areas.

Food plant
Flight period*
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
                       

*based on a few observations on the island

Links

Lepiforum e. V.

butterfliesofcrete.com