Moitrelia obductella | |
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Adult | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Moitrelia |
Species: | M. obductella |
Binomial name | |
Moitrelia obductella (Zeller, 1839) | |
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Moitrelia obductella is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine).
The wingspan is 23–26 mm. Adults are on wing from the second half of July to early August.
The larvae feed on Origanum (including Origanum vulgare), Mentha, Calamintha and Thymus species.
References
- "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- Fauna Europaea
- "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- UKmoths
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
Taxon identifiers | |
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Moitrelia obductella |
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