Hypochalcia ahenella

Hypochalcia ahenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Hypochalcia[1]
Species: H. ahenella
Binomial name
Hypochalcia ahenella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea ahenella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Crambus obscuratus Haworth, 1796
  • Hypochalcia ghilianii Staudinger, 1870
  • Hypochalcia fasciatella Staudinger, 1881
  • Hypochalcia ahenella var. caucasica Ragonot, 1893
  • Hypochalcia hulstiella Ragonot, 1887
  • Hypochalcia lugubrella E. M. Hering, 1924
  • Hypochalcia robustella Toll, 1938
  • Oncocera arduella Bruand, 1848
  • Palparia tetrix Haworth, 1811
  • Phycis luridella Schläger, 1848
  • Phycis bistrigella Duponchel, 1836
  • Phycis fuliginella Duponchel, 1836
  • Phycis melanella var. bruneo-violaceella Bruand, 1850
  • Phycis rubiginella Treitschke, 1832
  • Tinea aeneella Hübner, 1796

Hypochalcia ahenella is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypochalcia. It was described by Denis and Schiffermüller in 1775, and is known from most of Europe, Turkey,[2] and Texas, U.S.A.

The wingspan is 23–32 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to the end of August.[4]

The larvae probably feed on Helianthemum species and/or Artemisia campestris.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
  4. ↑ Lot Moths and Butterflies
  5. ↑ UKmoths


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