Phaulernis fulviguttella
| Phaulernis fulviguttella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Phaulernis |
| Species: | P. fulviguttella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaulernis fulviguttella (Zeller, 1839)[1] | |
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Phaulernis fulviguttella, the Yellow-spotted Lance-wing, is a moth of the Epermeniidae family. It is found in most of Europe, the Caucasus, the Russian Far East and Japan.[2]
The wingspan is 10–11 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from July to August.[3]
The larvae feed on the seeds of Peucedanum, Angelica, Heracleum and Pimpinella species, as well as Ligusticum scoticum. The larvae are white with grey spots and a dark head. They live within spun seeds. Larvae can be found from September to October. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a pupa made underground.