Calymma communimacula

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Genus: Calymma
Species: C. communimacula
Binomial name
Calymma communimacula
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua communimacula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Thalpochares communimacula cinnamomea Turati, 1911
  • Calymma communimacula gracilis Osthelder, 1933

Calymma communimacula is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in central and southern Europe and from Turkey to Transcaucasia and the Middle East.

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae live on trees, but do not feed on plant material, but suck dry Coccoidea and use the empty hulls as a protective shelter. Pupation takes place in a spinning on the tree trunk.

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