Symmoca signatella

Symmoca signatella is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is known from most of western Europe, but also Lithuania, Croatia, Greece and southern Russia. It has also been recorded from California in North America.

Symmoca signatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Symmoca
Species:
S. signatella
Binomial name
Symmoca signatella
Synonyms
  • Symmoca rosmarinella Walsingham, 1901
  • Symmoca melitensis Amsel, 1954[2]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing in late summer and autumn.[3]

The larvae feed on dried vegetable matter.[4] They have been recorded feeding on dry leaves and plant debris on the stem and branches of Rosmarinus officinalis. The accumulation of debris was connected by light webbing.[5]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Notes on the Generic Group Symmoca Hbn. (Lep. Gelechiidae)
  3. UKmoths
  4. Bug Guide
  5. lepiforum.de Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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