Semioscopis avellanella
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Semioscopis |
Species: | S. avellanella |
Binomial name | |
Semioscopis avellanella | |
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Semioscopis avellanella is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe (except most of the Balkan Peninsula and the Iberian Peninsula ) east to the eastern parts of the Palearctic realm.
The wingspan is 20–26 mm. The forewings are rosy-grey whitish, sprinkled with pale fuscous; a dark fuscous streak from base along fold to 1/3, thence bent upwards to disc before middle; second discal stigma forming a dark fuscous angulated mark; some dark fuscous scales tending to form dots on costa and termen; 2 and 3 separate. Hindwings are pale greyish. The larva is whitish-green; dorsal line darker; head and plate of 2 green.[2]
Adults are on wing from March to April.[3]
The larvae feed on Betula, Tilia (including Tilia cordata) and Carpinus species.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ Semioscopis at funet Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2007-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
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