Oxybia
Oxybia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Rebel in 1901. Its only species, Oxybia transversella, was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1836.[1] It is found in southern Europe[2] and on the Canary Islands.
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| Genus: | Oxybia Rebel, 1901 |
| Species: | O. transversella |
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Adults have grey or brownish-grey forewings with a narrow vertical yellowish-brown line with a darker spot above the dorsum on the outside. The hindwings are greyish brown. Specimens from Fuerteventura are different. They have a uniform pale yellowish forewing almost without any markings, except for a dark spot which is sometimes present above the middle of the dorsum. The hindwings are purely white.[3]
The larvae feed on Psoralea bituminosa.
References
- "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- Fauna Europaea
- New data for Pyraloidea from Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain) including a species new to Science (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
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