Bradyrrhoa cantenerella
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Bradyrrhoa cantenerella is a species of snout moth
in the genus Bradyrrhoa
. It was described by Duponchel, in 1837, and is known from Morocco
and southern Europe
.
The wingspan
is 23-27 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in one generation per year.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Bradyrrhoa
Bradyrrhoa
Bradyrrhoa is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Zeller, in 1848.-Species:* Bradyrrhoa adrianae Asselbergs, 2002* Bradyrrhoa cantenerella * Bradyrrhoa confiniella Zeller, 1848...
. It was described by Duponchel, in 1837, and is known from Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
and southern Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 23-27 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in one generation per year.