Epischnia cretaciella

Epischnia cretaciella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Epischnia
Species:
E. cretaciella
Binomial name
Epischnia cretaciella
Mann, 1869
Synonyms
  • Bradyrrhoa demartinella Turati & Zanon, 1922
  • Epischnia cuculliella Ragonot, 1887

Epischnia cretaciella is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It is found in Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Russia[1] and Libya.

Larvae

The wingspan is about 31 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Helichrysum italicum and Inula candida.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Etwas über die neuentdeckte Raupe von Epischnia Cretaciella Mn


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