Ocnerostoma friesei

Ocnerostoma friesei is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe and Japan. The species closely resembles Ocnerostoma piniariella.

Ocnerostoma friesei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Ocnerostoma
Species:
O. friesei
Binomial name
Ocnerostoma friesei
Svensson, 1966

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The moth flies in two generations from April to May and again from August to October. .

The larvae feed on Scots pine.

Notes
  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.


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