Oxyptilus chrysodactyla

Oxyptilus chrysodactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Oxyptilus
Species: O. chrysodactyla
Binomial name
Oxyptilus chrysodactyla
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Alycita chrysodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Alucita chrysodactyla
  • Pterophorus hieracii Zeller, 1841

Oxyptilus chrysodactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Great Britain, Ireland and Portugal.

The wingspan is 15–21 millimetres (0.59–0.83 in). Adults are brown. The upperside of the wings is bright brownish with bright white bands. The underside of the wings are dark grey-brown, although they become lighter near the end. Adults are on wing from June to August. They fly during the day and at dusk.[2]

The larvae feed on Hieracium umbellatum, Hieracium amplexicaule, Hieracium sabaudum and Picris hieracioides.[3] They feed in the heart of their host plant and later spin the top-leaves together. Pupation occurs on the upper surface of a leaf or along the stem.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ "Oxyptilus chrysodactyla". Microlepidoptera. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Oxyptilus at funet
  4. ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium


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