Bibarrambla

Bibarrambla is a genus of moths in the family Depressariidae. It is monotypic, with its only species, Bibarrambla allenella, commonly known as the bog bibarrambla moth, described by Thomas de Grey in 1882.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Minnesota, North Carolina, New York, Connecticut and Maryland.[2]

Bibarrambla allenella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Bibarrambla
Clarke, 1941
Species:
B. allenella
Binomial name
Bibarrambla allenella
(Walsingham, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Semioscopis allenella Walsingham, 1882

The larvae feed on Alnus and Betula species.[3]

References
  1. LepIndex
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bibarrambla at funet


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