Bankesia conspurcatella

Bankesia conspurcatella is a species of moth of the family Psychidae. It is found in western Europe.^[1]

Bankesia conspurcatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Psychidae
Genus:	Bankesia
Species:	B. conspurcatella
Binomial name
Bankesia conspurcatella (Zeller, 1850)
Synonyms
Talaeporia conspurcatella Zeller, 1850 Bankesia staintoni Walsingham, 1899

Description

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Head light fuscous. Antennal ciliations 3. Forewings whitish -yellowish, with numerous small fuscous spots and strigulae; veins fuscous; indistinct darker dorsal spots towards base and before middle; a darker fuscous discal spot beyond middle. Hindwings light grey.^[2] Adults are on wing from January to April in one generation per year.^[3]