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Subfamily: | Orthoteliinae Herrich-Schaffer, 1857
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Genus: | Orthotelia Stephens, 1829
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Species: | O. sparganella
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Orthotelia sparganella (Thunberg, 1788)
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Orthotelia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Orthoteliinae. Orthotelia sparganella, a moth of the family Glyphipterigidae, is its only species.
O. sparganella is found in most of Europe, except Spain, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.[1]
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The wingspan is 20–28 millimetres (0.79–1.10 in). The forewings are whitish ochreous to reddish-ochreous, usually more or less suffused with dark purplish-fuscous, especially on a longitudinal discal streak dilated posteriorly, veins often marked with pale streaks ; often several dark fuscous dots on fold, and a suffused dark spot in disc at 2/3. Hindwings ochreous-whitish to whitish-grey, lower half of termen suffused with grey. The larva is grey or whitish ; head reddish-brown ; 13 much flattened.[2]
Adults are on wing in July and August.[3]
The larvae can be found from May to June. They feed on Iris pseudacorus, Glyceria maxima, Scirpus lacustris, Sparganium and Typha, mining the young leaves of the host plant.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ 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
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ bladmineerders.nl