Moitrelia obductella

Moitrelia obductella
Adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Moitrelia
Species:
M. obductella
Binomial name
Moitrelia obductella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Pempelia obductella Zeller, 1839
  • Salebria origanella Schlager, 1848

Moitrelia obductella is a species of snout moth.[1] It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine).[2]

The wingspan is 23–26 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from the second half of July to early August.[4]

The larvae feed on Origanum (including Origanum vulgare), Mentha, Calamintha and Thymus species.[5]

References

  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  4. ^ UKmoths
  5. ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium


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