| Chalk-hill lance-wing | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Epermenia |
| Species: | E. insecurella |
| Binomial name | |
| Epermenia insecurella | |
| Synonyms | |
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Epermenia insecurella, the chalk-hill lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in most of Europe, Asia Minor, the Near East and Mongolia. [2]
The wingspan is 9–11 mm. [3] The moths fly during the day and can be found on the wing in two generations, between May and August [4]
The larvae feed on bastard-toadflax ( Thesium humifusum ) and Thesium inophyllon . They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. [5]