| Cereal stem moth | |
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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. vacculella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochsenheimeria vacculella Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1842 | |
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Ochsenheimeria vacculella, the cereal stem moth, is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Italy and most of the Balkan Peninsula. The species was accidentally introduced into parts of the United States.
The wingspan is 11–14 mm (0.43–0.55 in). Adults are on wing in July and August.
The larvae feed on Agropyron cristatum, Elymus caninus, Elymus repens, Bromus erectus, Bromus inermis, Festuca pratensis, Lolium, Phleum pratense, Poa, Secale cereale and Triticum aestivum. They can be found from April to May.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- UKmoths
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Ochsenheimeria vacculella |
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