Pempeliella ornatella

Pempeliella ornatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Pempeliella
Species:	P. ornatella
Binomial name
	Pempeliella ornatella; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Pempelia ornatella; Tinea ornatella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775 ; Pempelia gigantella Amsel, 1932; Pempelia ornatella elbursella Amsel, 1954; Pempelia fraternella Ragonot, 1887; Pempelia ornatalis Hübner, 1825; Pempelia perornatella Guenée, 1845; Tinea criptella Hübner, 1796; Phycis criptea Haworth, 1811;

Pempeliella ornatella is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.^[1]^[2] It is found in most of Europe, east to the Ural, Siberia, central Yakutia and Kyrghyzstan.

The wingspan is 23–27 millimetres (0.91–1.06 in). Adults are on wing from mid-June to August in one generation.

The larvae live in a web near the roots of Thymus species.

Subspecies

^ Savela, Markku. "Pempeliella ornatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

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