Hairy Sweep

Canephora hirsuta

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae

Canephora hirsuta, commonly known as the hairy sweep, is a species of moth in the family Psychidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan of the male is 20–25 mm, and the female is wingless.

Distribution

Hairy Sweep — (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Germany · 89Netherlands · 59France · 32Italy · 17Switzerland · 12Spain · 3

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionCanephora hirsuta, Wikipedia contributors

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