Exaeretia allisella

Exaeretia allisella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Exaeretia
Species: E. allisella
Binomial name
Exaeretia allisella
Stainton, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria lechriosema Meyrick, 1928

Exaeretia allisella is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in most of northern and central Europe, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia and northern and central China.[2]

A sprig of Lithospermum officinale eaten by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 20–23 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from July to August.[4]

The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris. They first feed in the rootstock, but later in the young stems.

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