Oxyptilus ericetorum
Oxyptilus ericetorum | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Oxyptilus |
Species: | O. ericetorum |
Binomial name | |
Oxyptilus ericetorum (Stainton, 1851) | |
Synonyms | |
|
Oxyptilus ericetorum is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Croatia, Hungary and Ukraine), east to Siberia.[1]
The wingspan is 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in).
The larvae feed on Hieracium pilosella and Hieracium murorum.
References
- ↑ "Oxyptilus ericetorum (Stainton, 1851)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
External links
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.