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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
Genus: |
Eratophyes Diakonoff, 1975 |
Species: | E. amasiella
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Binomial name | |
Eratophyes amasiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
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Synonyms | |
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Eratophyes is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. It contains only one species, Eratophyes amasiella, which is found in Asia Minor, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. [1] It was first recorded in Belgium in 2004. The species was probably accidentally introduced in western Europe, most likely as a caterpillar or pupa, with logs.
The wingspan is 12.5–16 mm. [2] [3] Adults are on wing from late April to June. [4]
The larvae feed on decaying birch logs. [5]
Eratophyes | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
Genus: |
Eratophyes Diakonoff, 1975 |
Species: | E. amasiella
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Binomial name | |
Eratophyes amasiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
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Synonyms | |
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Eratophyes is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. It contains only one species, Eratophyes amasiella, which is found in Asia Minor, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. [1] It was first recorded in Belgium in 2004. The species was probably accidentally introduced in western Europe, most likely as a caterpillar or pupa, with logs.
The wingspan is 12.5–16 mm. [2] [3] Adults are on wing from late April to June. [4]
The larvae feed on decaying birch logs. [5]