Buszkoiana
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Buszkoiana is a genus of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 in the Pterophoridae family, containing only one species, Buszkoiana capnodactylus, which is known from Hungary
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, Poland
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, southern Germany
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, Denmark
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, the southern tip of the Netherlands
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, Belgium
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, Italy
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, Austria
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, the Czech Republic
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, Slovakia
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, Romania
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, Bulgaria
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, the Republic of Macedonia
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, Albania
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, Ukraine
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 and southern Russia
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.

The moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 is 18-24 mm for males and 22-27 mm for females. It is one of only few Pterophorinae
Pterophorinae
Pterophorinae is a subfamily of moth in the Pterophoridae family.-Species:* Tribe Exelastini** Genus Antarches** Genus Arcoptilia** Genus Exelastis*** Exelastis caroli** Genus Fuscoptilia** Genus Marasmarcha...

 species which is sexually dimorphic. Males have a dark chocolate brown colour, while females are grey-brown.

The larvae feed on Petasites hybridus. They live inside the stem of their host plant, where pupation also takes place.
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