Pleurota aristella

Pleurota aristella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Pleurota
Species:	P. aristella
Binomial name
	Pleurota aristella; (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
	Phalaena aristella Linnaeus, 1767; Pleurota bistriella Constant, 1885; Pleurota breviella Constant, 1885; Anchinia cyrniella Mann, 1855; Pleurota cyrniella (Mann, 1855);

Pleurota aristella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in most of southern and central Europe, as well as the Channel Islands. In the east, the range extends to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm. It is also present in the Near East.

The wingspan is 20–22 mm.

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.

Subspecies[]

Pleurota aristella aristella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Pleurota aristella bitrabicella (Germar, 1817)
Pleurota aristella schlaegeriella (Zeller, 1848)

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Fauna Europaea

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