Phaulernis dentella

Phaulernis dentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Phaulernis
Species: P. dentella
Binomial name
Phaulernis dentella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aechmia dentella Zeller, 1839
  • Aechmia subdentella Stainton, 1849

Phaulernis dentella is a moth of the Epermeniidae family. It is found in central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and western Siberia.[2]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in June.[3]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Pimpinella saxifraga, Chaerophyllum bulbosum, Chaerophyllum temulum, Aegopodium podagraria and Angelica silvestris. The larvae are yellowish with a dark brown head. They live within spun together seeds. Larvae can be found from July to August. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a pupa made underground.

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