Phaulernis dentella
| Phaulernis dentella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Phaulernis |
| Species: | P. dentella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaulernis dentella (Zeller, 1839)[1] | |
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Phaulernis dentella is a moth of the Epermeniidae family. It is found in central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and western Siberia.[2]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in June.[3]
The larvae feed on the seeds of Pimpinella saxifraga, Chaerophyllum bulbosum, Chaerophyllum temulum, Aegopodium podagraria and Angelica silvestris. The larvae are yellowish with a dark brown head. They live within spun together seeds. Larvae can be found from July to August. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a pupa made underground.