Trachonitis cristella

Trachonitis cristella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Trachonitis
Species: T. cristella
Binomial name
Trachonitis cristella
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea cristella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Nephopterix cristalis Hubner, 1825

Trachonitis cristella is a species of snout moth in the genus Trachonitis. It was described by Denis and Schiffermuller in 1775, although some sources attribute it to Hübner.[1] It is found in much of Europe, including Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Ukraine and Russia.[2]

The wingspan is 20–26 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Betula species.[4]

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