Bacotia claustrella

Shining smoke
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Psychidae
Genus:	Bacotia
Species:	B. claustrella
Binomial name
	Bacotia claustrella; (Bruand, 1845)
Synonyms
	Psyche claustrella Bruand, 1845; Psyche sepium Ad. Speyer & Au. Speyer, 1846; Bacotia sepium; Solenobia tabulella Guenée, 1846; Epichnopteryx sepiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1862;

Bacotia claustrella, the shining smoke, is a

Balkan Peninsula and the Iberian Peninsula

The wingspan is about 13–15 mm for males. Adults are on wing in June and July.^[2]

The larvae feed on lichens.^[3] Larvae can be found from August to May, overwintering in the larval stage.

References

^ "Bacotia claustrella (Bruand, 1845)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
^ Kimber, Ian. "Bacotia claustrella". UKmoths. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

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