Ortholepis betulae

Ortholepis betulae is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1778. It is found in the Europe.

Ortholepis betulae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ortholepis
Species:
O. betulae
Binomial name
Ortholepis betulae
(Goeze, 1778)[1]
Synonyms
  • Metriostola betulae Goeze, 1778

The wingspan is 24–27 mm. The moth flies in one generation from May to August .

The caterpillars feed on birch.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 23 August 2017.


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