Nyctegretis lineana

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Nyctegretis lineana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Nyctegretis
Species:
N. lineana
Binomial name
Nyctegretis lineana
(Scopoli, 1786) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea lineanaScopoli, 1786
  • Tinea achatinellaHübner, 1824
  • Nyctegretis calamitatellaRoesler, 1973
  • Nyctegretis katastrophellaRoesler, 1970

Nyctegretis lineana is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found from Europe to China and Mongolia.

The wingspan is 17–19 mm (0.67–0.75 in). The butterflies are on wing from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Ononis repens repens , Ononis repens spinosa and sometimes Trifolium .

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 23, 2017.