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Pempeliella ornatella

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Species of moth

Pempeliella ornatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Pempeliella
Species: P. ornatella
Binomial name
Pempeliella ornatella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pempelia ornatella
  • Tinea ornatella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Pempelia gigantella Amsel, 1932
  • Pempelia ornatella elbursella Amsel, 1954
  • Pempelia fraternella Ragonot, 1887
  • Pempelia ornatalis Hübner, 1825
  • Pempelia perornatella Guenée, 1845
  • Tinea criptella Hübner, 1796
  • Phycis criptea Haworth, 1811

Pempeliella ornatella is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe, east to the Ural, Siberia, central Yakutia and Kyrgyzstan.

The wingspan is 23–27 millimetres (0.91–1.06 in).The forewings are brownish ochreous; veins and costa suffusedly fuscous, somewhat mixed with white; lines whitish, first interrupted, edged posteriorly with dark spots on veins, second almost straight; two dark fuscous suffusedly whitish-edged transversely placed discal dots. Hindwings fuscous or light fuscous.

Adults are on wing from mid-June to August in one generation.

The larvae live in a web near the roots of Thymus species.

Subspecies

  • Pempeliella ornatella ornatella
  • Pempeliella ornatella gigantella

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Pempeliella ornatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN: 9780955108648
  6. Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 10: 0946589089 ISBN 13: 9780946589081
Taxon identifiers
Pempelliella ornatella


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