Anthophila fabriciana

Anthophila fabriciana
	Anthophila fabriciana, upperside
	Lateral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Anthophila
Species:	A. fabriciana
Binomial name
	Anthophila fabriciana; (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
	List Phalaena Tortrix fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767 ; Phalaena Tinea oxyacanthella Linnaeus, 1767 ; Tortrix urticana [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 ; Phalaena Pallium excisum Retzius, 1783 ; Phalaena Tortrix gilibertiana Villers, 1789 ; Crambus oxyacanthae Fabricius, 1798 ; Tortrix dentana Hübner, [1799] ; Anthophila fabricii Haworth, 1811 ; Asopia alternalis Treitschke, 1829 ; Simaethis parietariae Stainton, 1855;

Anthophila fabriciana, also known as the common nettle-tap, is a moth of the family Choreutidae first described in 1767 by Carl Linnaeus. The moth can be found flying around stinging nettles during the day.

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