Esperia sulphurella

Esperia sulphurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Esperia
Species:	E. sulphurella
Binomial name
	Esperia sulphurella; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Esperia aucta (Krausse, 1915); Esperia orbonella (Hübner, [1813]); Tinea orbonella Hübner, [1813]; Tinea sulphurella Fabricius, 1775

Esperia sulphurella is a species of gelechioid moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 12–16 millimetres (0.47–0.63 in). The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on dead wood.

Taxonomy[]

E. sulphurella was first described scientifically by J.C. Fabricius in 1775. Subsequently, the same scientific name was used for several other moths, creating a number of junior homonyms that are all invalid. These include:

T. sulphurella of Fabricius (1777) is Oecophora bractella
T. sulphurella of Hübner (1793) is
T. sulphurella of Haworth (1829) is Povolnya leucapennella

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