Olethreutes arcuella
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| Olethreutes arcuella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Tribe: | Olethreutini |
| Genus: | Olethreutes |
| Species: | O. arcuella |
| Binomial name | |
| Olethreutes arcuella (Clerck, 1759) | |
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Olethreutes arcuella is a colorful small moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.
The adults' wingspan is 14–18 mm. The caterpillars feed on dead and dried out leaves and similar plant material.[1]
Synonyms
Junior synonyms of this species are:[2]
- Olethreutes arcuellus (lapsus)
- Phalaena arcuana Linnaeus, 1761
- Phalaena arcuella Clerck, 1759
- Phalaena lambergiana Scopoli, 1763
- Tortrix arcuana (Linnaeus, 1761)
Footnotes
References
- Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Olethreutes arcuella. Version 1.3.1. Retrieved 2010-APR-19.
- Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext
- Savela, Markku (2005): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Olethreutes arcuellus [sic]. Version of 2005-SEP-16. Retrieved 2010-APR-19.
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