Calyciphora albodactylus

Calyciphora albodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, the Benelux, Great Britain and Ireland. It is also known from Russia and Anatolia.^[2] The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.

Calyciphora albodactylus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Calyciphora
Species:	C. albodactylus
Binomial name
Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
Pterophorus albodactylus Fabricius, 1794 Aciptilia siculus Fuchs, 1901 Pterophorus xerodactylus Zeller, 1841

The wingspan is 20–28 mm.

The larvae feed on Arctium lappa, Carlina acanthifolia, Carlina biebersteinii, Carlina vulgaris, Cirsium ferox, Cirsium helenioides, Echinops armatus, Echinops ritro, Echinops sphaerocephalus, Jurinea cyanoides and Serratula.^[3]