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Eratophyes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Subfamily:	Oecophorinae
Genus:	Eratophyes Diakonoff, 1975
Species:	E. amasiella
Binomial name
Eratophyes amasiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
Lampros amasiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Borkhausenia amasiella Oecophora amasiella Schiffermuelleria amasiella Eratophyes aleatrix Diakonoff, 1975

Eratophyes is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. It contains only one species, Eratophyes amasiella, which is found in Asia Minor, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. It was first recorded in Belgium in 2004. The species was probably accidentally introduced in western Europe, most likely as a caterpillar or pupa, with logs.

The wingspan is 12.5–16 mm. Adults are on wing from late April to June.

The larvae feed on decaying birch logs.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
3. "Eratophyes amasiella". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
4. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
5. Eratophyes amasiella (Herrich-Schaffer) comb. nov., a senior synonym of E. aleatrix Diakonoff (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae)

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