| Ochsenheimeria capella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Ypsolophidae |
| Genus: | Ochsenheimeria |
| Species: | O. capella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochsenheimeria capella Moschler, 1860 | |
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Ochsenheimeria capella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in Hungary and from Russia to northern Kazakhstan.
The wingspan is about 10 mm.
The larvae feed on Secale cereale, Setaria italica and Stipa species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant for about a week. The larva then continues feeding as a stem borer.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Davis, Donald R., 1975: Review of Ochsenheimeriidae and the introduction of the Ceral Stem Moth Ochsenheimeria vacculella into the United States (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 192: 1-20.
- lepiforum.de
- bladmineerders.nl
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ochsenheimeria capella | |
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