Swammerdamia pyrella
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Yponomeutidae |
Genus: | Swammerdamia |
Species: | S. pyrella
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Binomial name | |
Swammerdamia pyrella (Villers, 1789)
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Swammerdamia pyrella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe, North America and Japan.
The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The head is white or whitish ochreous. Thorax dark fuscous, whitish-sprinkled. Forewings are fuscous, faintlv purplish-tinged, closely irrorated with dark fuscous, and irregularly sprinkled with whitish ; a dark purplish fuscous entire fascia before middle ; a whitish anteapical costal spot; cilia dark coppery - fuscous. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pale yellow ; subdorsal line dark red -brown ; 4-12 with pale brown anterior bands ; head brown, sides blackish.[1]
The moth flies in two generations from late April to August.[1].
The larvae feed on Crataegus, apple, pear and cherry.
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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