Pleurota bicostella

Pleurota bicostella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Pleurota
Species:	P. bicostella
Binomial name
	Pleurota bicostella; Clerck, 1759

Pleurota bicostella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are fuscous, irrorated with whitish; a white costal streak from base to near apex, edged beneath by a brown streak; stigmata black. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pinkish-grey, marbled with brown on sides; dorsal and subdorsal lines brownish; dots blackish; head and plate of 2 yellowish -brown, latter darker-marked.^[1]

The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.^[2]

The larvae feed on Erica species.

References[]

^ 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
^ Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Pleurota bicostella". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-15.

External links[]

Pleurota bicostella at UKmoths

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[1] 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

[2] Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Pleurota bicostella". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-15.

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