Esperia sulphurella
- "Tinea sulphurella" redirects here. This name has erroneously been used for other species (see below).
| Esperia sulphurella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Esperia |
| Species: | E. sulphurella |
| Binomial name | |
| Esperia sulphurella (Fabricius, 1775) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Esperia aucta (Krausse, 1915) | |
Esperia sulphurella is a species of moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Europe.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
The wingspan is 12–16 mm. The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.
The larvae feed on dead wood.
Taxonomy
E. sulphurella was first described scientifically by J.C. Fabricius in 1775. Subsequently, the same scientific name was used for several other moths, creating a number of junior homonyms that are all invalid. These include:
- T. sulphurella of Fabricius (1777) is Oecophora bractella
- T. sulphurella of Hübner (1793) is Ypsolophus sulphurella
- T. sulphurella of Haworth (1829) is Povolnya leucapennella