Pleurota bicostella

Pleurota bicostella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Pleurota
Species: P. bicostella
Binomial name
Pleurota bicostella
Clerck, 1759

Pleurota bicostella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.[1]

The larvae feed on Erica species.

References

  1. ^ Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Pleurota bicostella". ukmoths.org.uk. http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=654. Retrieved 2009-01-15. 

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