Phycita roborella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is – under its junior synonym Tinea spissicella – the type species of its genus Phycita, and by extension of the subfamily Phycitinae.
| Phycita roborella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Phycita |
| Species: | P. roborella
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| Binomial name | |
| Phycita roborella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Phalaena (Tinea) roborella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 | |
It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 24–29 mm.The forewings are fuscous, mixed or tinged with reddish and sprinkled with grey whitish, more whitish-suffused towards dorsum between lines ; an erect triangular reddish-brown blackish-mixed patch from dorsum before first line, often preceded by a whitish shade ; first and second lines pale, internally darker-edged ; a curved darker transverse discal mark; some short black dashes on veins near before second line. Hindwings fuscous.The larva is brown-reddish, yellowish-freckled ; subdorsal and lateral lines darker ; head reddish-brown ; 2 black-spotted ; a white black ringed lateral spot on 3: amongst spun leaves of oak.[1][2][3] [4]
The moth flies in one generation from the end of June to September [1].
References
edit- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN: 9780955108648
- ^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 10: 0946589089 ISBN 13: 9780946589081
Notes
edit- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links
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