Agriphila poliellus

Agriphila poliellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Agriphila[1]
Species: A. poliellus
Binomial name
Agriphila poliellus
(Treitschke, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Chilo poliellus Treitschke, 1832
  • Alisa amseli Ganev & Hacker, 1984
  • Agriphila poliella

Agriphila poliellus is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Norway and Greece),[2] Turkey,[1] the Ural, Dagestan, Kazakhstan and Central Asia.[3]

The wingspan is 19–26 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Poa species, possibly including Poa annua.

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Agriphila at funet
  4. ↑ Swedish Moths


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