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Oxyptilus ericetorum

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Species of plume moth

Oxyptilus ericetorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oxyptilus
Species: O. ericetorum
Binomial name
Oxyptilus ericetorum
(Stainton, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus ericetorum Stainton, 1851

Oxyptilus ericetorum is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Croatia, Hungary and Ukraine), east to Siberia.

The wingspan is 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in).

The larvae feed on Hieracium pilosella and Hieracium murorum.

References

  1. "Oxyptilus ericetorum (Stainton, 1851)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2011.

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Taxon identifiers
Oxyptilus ericetorum


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