Pleurota bicostella | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Pleurota |
Species: | P. bicostella
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Binomial name | |
Pleurota bicostella
Clerck, 1759
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Pleurota bicostella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are fuscous, irrorated with whitish; a white costal streak from base to near apex, edged beneath by a brown streak; stigmata black. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pinkish-grey, marbled with brown on sides; dorsal and subdorsal lines brownish; dots blackish; head and plate of 2 yellowish -brown, latter darker-marked. [1]
The moth flies from June to July depending on the location. [2]
The larvae feed on Erica species.
Pleurota bicostella | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Pleurota |
Species: | P. bicostella
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Binomial name | |
Pleurota bicostella
Clerck, 1759
|
Pleurota bicostella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are fuscous, irrorated with whitish; a white costal streak from base to near apex, edged beneath by a brown streak; stigmata black. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pinkish-grey, marbled with brown on sides; dorsal and subdorsal lines brownish; dots blackish; head and plate of 2 yellowish -brown, latter darker-marked. [1]
The moth flies from June to July depending on the location. [2]
The larvae feed on Erica species.