Phaulernis dentella
Phaulernis dentella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Epermeniidae |
Genus: | Phaulernis |
Species: | P. dentella |
Binomial name | |
Phaulernis dentella | |
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Phaulernis dentella is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and western Siberia.[2]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in June.[3]
The larvae feed on the seeds of Pimpinella saxifraga, Chaerophyllum bulbosum, Chaerophyllum temulum, Aegopodium podagraria and Angelica silvestris. The larvae are yellowish with a dark brown head. They live within spun together seeds. Larvae can be found from July to August. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a pupa made underground.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine.
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