Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Oxyptilus parvidactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Oxyptilus
Species:	O. parvidactyla
Binomial name
*Oxyptilus parvidactyla* (Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
Alucita parvidactyla Haworth, 1811 Pterophorus obscura Zeller, 1841 Oxyptilus hoffmannseggi Möschler, 1866 Oxyptilus maroccanensis Amsel, 1956 Oxyptilus parvidactylus

Oxyptilus parvidactyla is a brown coloured^[1] moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in almost all of Europe, as well as Russia, Asia Minor and North Africa.

The wingspan is 13–18 millimetres (0.51–0.71 in). Adults are on wing from May to July in western Europe. There is one generation per year.

Young larvae feed on the young leaves of Hieracium species, including Hieracium pilosella and possibly Hieracium laevigatum. Later instars feed on the flowerheads.

References

↑ "Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)". Micro Lepidoptera. Retrieved 8 October 2010.

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Moths in the Oxyptilus genus

Oxyptilus catathectes Oxyptilus causodes Oxyptilus celebratus Oxyptilus chrysodactyla Oxyptilus delawaricus Oxyptilus epidectis Oxyptilus erebites Oxyptilus ericetorum Oxyptilus erythrodactylus Oxyptilus parvidactyla Oxyptilus praedator Oxyptilus scutifer

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