Exaeretia allisella
Exaeretia allisella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of northern and central Europe, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia and northern and central China.[2]
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The wingspan is 20–23 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from July to August.[4]
The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris. They first feed in the rootstock, but later in the young stems.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "Exaeretia Stainton, 1849" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Hants Moths
- UKMoths
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