Apomyelois bistriatella
| Apomyelois bistriatella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Apomyelois |
| Species: | A. bistriatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Apomyelois bistriatella (Hulst, 1887)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Apomyelois bistriatella is a species of snout moths in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by Hulst in 1887,[1] and is known from the eastern United States,[2] northern Europe and Russia.[3]
The wingspan is 15–25 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Daldinia vernicosa which grows on burnt gorse and dead birch.[5] It has also been recorded feeding on Hypoxylon occidentale.
Subspecies
- Apomyelois bistriatella bistriatella
- Apomyelois bistriatella subcognata (Ragonot, 1887)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Apomyelois bistriatella: A Moth Which Feeds in an Ascomycete Fungus
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ UKmoths