Pleurota aristella

Pleurota aristella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in most of southern and central Europe, as well as the Channel Islands. In the east, the range extends to the eastern part of the Palaearctic ecozone. It is also present in the Near East.

Pleurota aristella
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Pleurota
Species:
P. aristella
Binomial name
Pleurota aristella
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena aristella Linnaeus, 1767
  • Pleurota bistriella Constant, 1885
  • Pleurota breviella Constant, 1885
  • Anchinia cyrniella Mann, 1855
  • Pleurota cyrniella (Mann, 1855)

The wingspan is 20–22 mm.

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.

Subspecies

  • Pleurota aristella aristella (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Pleurota aristella bitrabicella (Germar, 1817)
  • Pleurota aristella schlaegeriella (Zeller, 1848)
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