Pleurota bicostella
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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.
References
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Pleurota bicostella". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
External links
- Pleurota bicostella at UKmothsError: "Q2160235" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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