Orthotelia

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Orthotelia
19.001 BF470 Orthotelia sparganella (14544688617).jpg
Scientific classification
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Orthoteliinae

Herrich-Schaffer, 1857
Genus:
Orthotelia

Stephens, 1829
Species:
O. sparganella
Binomial name
Orthotelia sparganella
(Thunberg, 1788)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • CaulobiusDuponchel, 1838

Species:

  • Tinea sparganellaThunberg, 1788
  • Depressaria venosaHaworth, 1811
  • Tinea tostellaHübner, [1824]

Orthotelia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Orthoteliinae.Orthotelia sparganella, a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae, is its only species.

O. sparganella is found in most of Europe, except Spain, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine. [1]

lFig. 6 larva after final moult Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths Plate CLXII.jpg
lFig. 6 larva after final moult

The wingspan is 20–28 millimetres (0.79–1.10 in). The forewings are whitish ochreous to reddish-ochreous, usually more or less suffused with dark purplish-fuscous, especially on a longitudinal discal streak dilated posteriorly, veins often marked with pale streaks ; often several dark fuscous dots on fold, and a suffused dark spot in disc at 2/3. Hindwings ochreous-whitish to whitish-grey, lower half of termen suffused with grey. The larva is grey or whitish ; head reddish-brown ; 13 much flattened. [2]

Adults are on wing in July and August. [3]

The larvae can be found from May to June. They feed on Iris pseudacorus , Glyceria maxima , Scirpus lacustris , Sparganium and Typha, mining the young leaves of the host plant. [4]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  3. UKmoths
  4. bladmineerders.nl