Pempelia palumbella

Pempelia palumbella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Pempelia
Species:	P. palumbella
Binomial name
Pempelia palumbella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Tinea palumbella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Homoeosoma cinerea Humphreys & Westwood, 1841 Salebria palumbella liviella Zerny, 1927 Salebria palumbella ragonoti Turati, 1923 Tinea contubernella Hübner, 1796

Pempelia palumbella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 25–27 millimetres (0.98–1.06 in).^[1] The moth flies in one generation from May to September.

The caterpillars feed on calluna, ericaceae species, thyme and polygalaceae species.

Notes

• ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

External links

• waarneming.nl (Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Pempelia palumbella on UKmoths

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