Ortholepis vacciniella

Ortholepis vacciniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Ortholepis
Species:	O. vacciniella
Binomial name
	Ortholepis vacciniella; (Lienig & Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
	Epischnia vacciniella Lienig & Zeller, 1847;

Ortholepis vacciniella is a species of snout moth described by Friederike Lienig and Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.^[1] It is found in Germany, Denmark, Poland, the Baltic region, Russia and Fennoscandia.^[2]

The wingspan is 12–18 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium and Betula nana.^[4]

References[]

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Swedish Moths
^ Savela, Markku. "Ortholepis Ragonot, 1887". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

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