Acrolepiopsis betulella
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Acrolepiopsis betulella | |
---|---|
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Acrolepiidae |
Genus: | Acrolepiopsis |
Species: | A. betulella
|
Binomial name | |
Acrolepiopsis betulella Curtis, 1838
| |
Synonyms | |
|
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.
References
- ^ "Durham tinea (Acrolepiopsis betulella) re-discovered in England!". 13 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acrolepiopsis betulella.
Wikispecies has information related to Acrolepiopsis betulella.
- Species info
- Fauna Europaea
- Status in BritainError: "Q4675842" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles with 'species' microformats
- Commons link is the pagename
- Taxonbars desynced from Wikidata
- Taxonbar pages requiring a Wikidata item
- Taxonbars with invalid from parameters
- Taxonbars without secondary Wikidata taxon IDs
- Moths described in 1838
- Acrolepiidae
- All stub articles
- Yponomeutoidea stubs