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Moitrelia obductella

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Species of moth

Moitrelia obductella
Adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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. 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

  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
Taxon identifiers
Moitrelia obductella


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