Selagia argyrella
| Selagia argyrella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Selagia |
| Species: | S. argyrella |
| Binomial name | |
| Selagia argyrella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)[1] | |
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Selagia argyrella is a species of snout moth. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Ukraine and Portugal.[2] In the east, the range extends to Asia.
The wingspan is 22–28 mm.[3] The forewings are lustrous pale buff with whitish suffusion. Adults are on wing from June to September.
The larvae feed on Calluna vulgaris, Helianthemum and Potentilla.[4] They feed between spun leaves of their host plant. The species overwinters in a cocoon on the host plant.[5]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ UKmoths
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium