Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Oxyptilus parvidactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Oxyptilus
Species: O. parvidactyla
Binomial name
Oxyptilus parvidactyla
(Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
  • Alucita parvidactyla Haworth, 1811
  • Pterophorus obscura Zeller, 1841
  • Oxyptilus hoffmannseggi Möschler, 1866
  • Oxyptilus maroccanensis Amsel, 1956
  • Oxyptilus parvidactylus

Oxyptilus parvidactyla is a brown coloured[1] moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in almost all of Europe, as well as Russia, Asia Minor and North Africa.

The wingspan is 13–18 millimetres (0.51–0.71 in). Adults are on wing from May to July in western Europe. There is one generation per year.

Young larvae feed on the young leaves of Hieracium species, including Hieracium pilosella and possibly Hieracium laevigatum. Later instars feed on the flowerheads.

References

  1. ↑ "Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)". Micro Lepidoptera. Retrieved 8 October 2010.


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