Eratophyes
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| Genus: | Eratophyes Diakonoff, 1975
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| Species: | E. amasiella
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| Eratophyes amasiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
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Eratophyes is a genus of moths in the Oecophoridae family. It contains only one species, Eratophyes amasiella, which is found in Asia Minor, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.[1] It was first recorded in Belgium in 2004. The species was probably accidentally introduced in western Europe, most likely as a caterpillar or pupa, with logs.
The wingspan is 12.5–16 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from late April to June.[3]
The larvae feed on decaying birch logs.[4]
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