Epascestria pustulalis

Epascestria pustulalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Epascestria
Species:	E. pustulalis
Binomial name
	Epascestria pustulalis; (Hubner, 1823)
Synonyms
	Pyralis pustulalis Hubner, 1823; Phlyctaenodes pustulalis var. orientalis Caradja, 1916;

Epascestria pustulalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, Finland, Denmark, the Benelux, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Slovenia and Croatia.^[2] It is also present in the Near East, including Lebanon^[1] and Turkey.

The wingspan is 17–20 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Anchusa officinalis, Anchusa strigosa and Echium species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, full depth, brownish, inflated blotch, mostly positioned against the midrib. The frass is deposited in the central part of the mine. Pupation takes place within the mine.^[4] Larvae have a grey body and a black head. They can be found in May.

References

^ ^a ^b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Swedish Moths
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-03-19.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Swedish Moths

[4] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

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