Oidaematophorus lithodactyla
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| Species: | O. lithodactyla
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| Oidaematophorus lithodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)
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Oidaematophorus lithodactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is found from Europe to Asia Minor and Japan.
The wingspan is 26–29 millimetres (1.0–1.1 in). Adults have a greyish forewing with an angled darker marking just inside the cleft. Adults are on wing in July and August in western, central and northeastern Europe.[1]
The larvae feed on Pulicaria dysenterica and Inula conyza. They initially feed in the shoots, but later they feed on the leaves.[2] Occasionally the larvae are found feeding on fleabane as well, while adults rarely prefer it.[3]
On 2 June 1984, the Oidaematophorus lithodactyla larvae were found feeding on Inula salicina, in Oslo.[4]
References
- ^ "Oidaematophorus lithodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)". Fauna Europaea. 2.5. July 23, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ "Species feeding habits". UKMoths. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ "British journal of entomology and natural history" (PDF). 16–18. 2003: 163.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Norwegian Journal of Entomology" (PDF). Fauna Norvegica. Norsk zoologisk tidsskriftsentral. 1984.
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