Phycita roborella

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Phycita roborella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Phycita
Species:
P. roborella
Binomial name
Phycita roborella
Synonyms

Phalaena (Tinea) roborellaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Phycita spissicella(Fabricius, [1777]) ( nom. obl. )
Tinea spissicellaFabricius, [1777] ( nom. obl. )
Phycita legatellaStephens, 1834

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Phycita roborella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is under its junior synonym Tinea spissicella the type species of its genus Phycita , and by extension of the subfamily Phycitinae.

It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 24–29 mm.The forewings are fuscous, mixed or tinged with reddish and sprinkled with grey whitish, more whitish-suffused towards dorsum between lines ; an erect triangular reddish-brown blackish-mixed patch from dorsum before first line, often preceded by a whitish shade ; first and second lines pale, internally darker-edged ; a curved darker transverse discal mark; some short black dashes on veins near before second line. Hindwings fuscous.The larva is brown-reddish, yellowish-freckled ; subdorsal and lateral lines darker ; head reddish-brown ; 2 black-spotted ; a white black ringed lateral spot on 3: amongst spun leaves of oak. [1] [2] [3] [4]


The moth flies in one generation from the end of June to September .

Figs. 9, 9a larva after final moult slightly magnified Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths Plate CLVIII.jpg
Figs. 9, 9a larva after final moult slightly magnified

The caterpillars feed on oak, apple and pear.

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References

  1. 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
  2. lepiforum.de includes images PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN: 9780955108648
  4. Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 10: 0946589089 ISBN 13: 9780946589081

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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