Apomyelois bistriatella | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Apomyelois |
Species: | A. bistriatella
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Binomial name | |
Apomyelois bistriatella | |
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Apomyelois bistriatella is a species of snout moth in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. [1] It is known from California, the eastern United States, northern Europe and Russia. [2] [3]
The wingspan is 15–25 mm. [4] Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on a fungus, Daldinia vernicosa, which grows on burnt gorse ( Ulex species) and dead birch (Betula species). [5] It has also been recorded feeding on Hypoxylon occidentale in California. [2]
Apomyelois bistriatella | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Apomyelois |
Species: | A. bistriatella
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Binomial name | |
Apomyelois bistriatella | |
Synonyms | |
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Apomyelois bistriatella is a species of snout moth in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. [1] It is known from California, the eastern United States, northern Europe and Russia. [2] [3]
The wingspan is 15–25 mm. [4] Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on a fungus, Daldinia vernicosa, which grows on burnt gorse ( Ulex species) and dead birch (Betula species). [5] It has also been recorded feeding on Hypoxylon occidentale in California. [2]