Brachodes candefactus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Brachodidae |
Genus: | Brachodes |
Species: | B. candefactus
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Binomial name | |
Brachodes candefactus (
Lederer, 1858)
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Brachodes candefactus is a moth of the family Brachodidae. It is found in Syria, Lebanon, Turkey (central and eastern Anatolia) and north-western Iran. [1] The habitat consists of grass steppe in mountainous areas.
The wingspan is 14–20 mm. Adults are day-active and are on wing from the beginning of June to the end of July.
The larvae feed on Secale species.