Synaphe punctalis

Synaphe punctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Synaphe
Species:	S. punctalis
Binomial name
	Synaphe punctalis; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Phalaena punctalis Fabricius, 1775; Cledeobia punctalis modestalis Rebel, 1910; Cledeobia atlantalis Zerny, 1935; Cledeobia confusalis D. Lucas, 1954; Pyralis angustalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Cledeobia angustalis ab. interrupta Kautz in Kautz, Rebel & Zerny, 1926;

Synaphe punctalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Europe.

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The wingspan is 22–27 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to August and are attracted to light.

The caterpillars feed on mosses.

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