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Forked tabby

Harpella forficella (Scopoli, 1763)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The forked tabby (Harpella forficella) is a species in the family Oecophoridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the forked tabby

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the forked tabby live?

Not recorded

Is the forked tabby endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the forked tabby classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyOecophoridae
  6. genusHarpella
  7. SpeciesHarpella forficella (Scopoli, 1763)

Synonyms Harpella aerisella, Harpella majorella, Harpella proboscidella, Lampros majorella, Oecophora majorella, Phalaena forficella, Phalaena majorella, Tinea forficella, Tinea majorella

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • krásněnka pařezováCzech
  • KæmpeprydvingeDanish
  • TastermotteGerman
  • jättilahokoiFinnish
  • korhadékevő díszmolyHungarian
  • Geltonjuostė harpelaLithuanian
  • Bruine molmboorderDutch
  • zdobka pňováSlovak
  • jättepraktmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the forked tabby

Other species in the same genus Harpella.

CompareForked tabby vs Harpella ambiquellusForked tabby vs Harpella semnodoxa

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the forked tabby?

The forked tabby (Harpella forficella) belongs to the family Oecophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Forked tabby (Harpella forficella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/forked-tabby

MLA

“Forked tabby (Harpella forficella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/forked-tabby.

BibTeX
@misc{forked_tabby_2026,
  title = {Forked tabby (Harpella forficella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/forked-tabby},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}