Eratophyes

Eratophyes is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. It contains only one species, Eratophyes amasiella, which is found in Asia Minor, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.[1] It was first recorded in Belgium in 2004. The species was probably accidentally introduced in western Europe, most likely as a caterpillar or pupa, with logs.

Eratophyes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Eratophyes

Diakonoff, 1975
Species:
E. amasiella
Binomial name
Eratophyes amasiella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Lampros amasiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Borkhausenia amasiella
  • Oecophora amasiella
  • Schiffermuelleria amasiella
  • Eratophyes aleatrix Diakonoff, 1975

The wingspan is 12.5–16 mm.[2][3] Adults are on wing from late April to June.[4]

The larvae feed on decaying birch logs.[5]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  3. "Eratophyes amasiella". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  4. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  5. Eratophyes amasiella (Herrich-Schaffer) comb. nov., a senior synonym of E. aleatrix Diakonoff (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae)


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