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Phaulernis fulviguttella

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Yellow-spotted lance-wing
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P. fulviguttella
Binomial name
Phaulernis fulviguttella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oecophora fulviguttella Zeller, 1839
  • Oecophora flavimaculella Stainton, 1849
  • Oecophora auromaculata Frey, 1867
  • Phaulernis monticola Moriuti, 1982

Phaulernis fulviguttella, the yellow-spotted lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in most of Europe, the Caucasus, the Russian Far East and Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from July to August.[3]

The larvae feed on the seeds of Peucedanum, Angelica, Heracleum and Pimpinella species, as well as Ligusticum scoticum. The larvae are white with grey spots and a dark head. They live within spun seeds. Larvae can be found from September to October. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a pupa made underground.

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