Phaulernis fulviguttella
Phaulernis fulviguttella, the yellow-spotted lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in most of Europe, the Caucasus, the Russian Far East and Japan.[2]
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Phaulernis fulviguttella, North Wales, August 2011 | |
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from July to August.[3]
The larvae feed on the seeds of Peucedanum, Angelica, Heracleum and Pimpinella species, as well as Ligusticum scoticum. The larvae are white with grey spots and a dark head. They live within spun seeds. Larvae can be found from September to October. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a pupa made underground.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
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