Eratophyes

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Eratophyes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Genus: Eratophyes
Diakonoff, 1975
Species:
E. amasiella
Binomial name
Eratophyes amasiella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Lampros amasiellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Borkhausenia amasiella
  • Oecophora amasiella
  • Schiffermuelleria amasiella
  • Eratophyes aleatrixDiakonoff, 1975

Eratophyes is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. It contains only one species, Eratophyes amasiella, which is found in Asia Minor, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. [1] It was first recorded in Belgium in 2004. The species was probably accidentally introduced in western Europe, most likely as a caterpillar or pupa, with logs.

The wingspan is 12.5–16 mm. [2] [3] Adults are on wing from late April to June. [4]

The larvae feed on decaying birch logs. [5]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  3. "Eratophyes amasiella". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  4. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  5. Eratophyes amasiella (Herrich-Schaffer) comb. nov., a senior synonym of E. aleatrix Diakonoff (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae)