Acrolepiopsis betulella | |
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Acrolepiidae |
Genus: | Acrolepiopsis |
Species: | A. betulella
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Binomial name | |
Acrolepiopsis betulella
Curtis, 1838
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Synonyms | |
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Acrolepiopsis betulella (Durham tinea) is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in most of central and western Europe. It was believed to be extinct in Great Britain, with 19th-century records from damp woodland in County Durham and Yorkshire and 20th-century records from Scotland, until a specimen was captured in County Durham in spring 2012. [1]
The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed within flowers and seedheads of Allium ursinum.
Acrolepiopsis betulella | |
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Acrolepiidae |
Genus: | Acrolepiopsis |
Species: | A. betulella
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Binomial name | |
Acrolepiopsis betulella
Curtis, 1838
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Synonyms | |
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Acrolepiopsis betulella (Durham tinea) is a moth of the family Acrolepiidae. It is found in most of central and western Europe. It was believed to be extinct in Great Britain, with 19th-century records from damp woodland in County Durham and Yorkshire and 20th-century records from Scotland, until a specimen was captured in County Durham in spring 2012. [1]
The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed within flowers and seedheads of Allium ursinum.