''Buckleria paludum'', the European sundew moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. It is found in Asia and Europe.

Description

The wingspan is about . In western Europe, adults are found from June to August, flying low on the ground in the afternoon and again from dusk when it comes to light. There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on the leaves and pods of a

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, the round-leaved sundew ('' Drosera rotundifolia''), leaving deposits of green

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Distribution

It has a wide range in the Palearctic and Oriental region and is found from Europe to

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, as well as India and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

References

External links

Taxonomic and Biological Studies of Pterophoridae of Japan (Lepidoptera)

Oxyptilini Moths described in 1839 Palearctic Lepidoptera Plume moths of Asia Plume moths of Europe Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller {{Pterophorinae-stub