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title: "Long-legged Tabby"
description: "Synaphe punctalis — Insetos e aranhas. Synaphe punctalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/long-legged-tabby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Long-legged Tabby

> Synaphe punctalis — Insetos e aranhas. Synaphe punctalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

- Scientific name: *Synaphe punctalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 11778
- Wikidata: [Q142542](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142542)
- iNaturalist taxon: [460511](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/460511)

## Names

- en: Long-legged Tabby
- de: Dürrwiesen-Zünsler
- fr: Clédéobie étroite
- nl: Pinokkiomot

## Countries with the most observations

FR (2421), DE (1481), ES (1234), PT (652), GB (535), AT (528), PL (503), IT (456), CH (411), CZ (276), NL (276), HU (172)

## Summary

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

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to August[1] and are attracted to light.
The caterpillars feed on mosses.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synaphe_punctalis

## Photo

![Long-legged Tabby](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-legged-tabby/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171490552

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/long-legged-tabby?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).