Swammerdamia pyrella

Swammerdamia pyrella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe, North America and Japan.

Gnawed hawthorn leaf
Larva

Swammerdamia pyrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Swammerdamia
Species:
S. pyrella
Binomial name
Swammerdamia pyrella
(Villers, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena pyrella Villers, 1789

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The moth flies in two generations from late April to August..

The larvae feed on Crataegus, apple, pear and cherry.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
gollark: Other fun activities include generating tsunamis via hydroelectric dam meddlings.
gollark: Really, you should encourage entry and discourage exit.
gollark: Make them pay to leave if they start to complain.
gollark: Which game is this? I hope this is a game.
gollark: Why 4 PSUs?


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.