Phaulernis dentella
| Phaulernis dentella | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Phaulernis |
| Species: | P. dentella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Phaulernis dentella | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Phaulernis dentella (also known as the scale-tooth lance-wing) is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in Asia and Europe. The moth was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.
Description[edit]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are blackish-brown, with a scattering of white scales and there is a distinct tuft on the dorsum.[2] There is one generation per year with adults on wing in June and can occasionally be seen on the flowers of the larval foodplant.[3][4]
The larvae feed on the seeds of burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga), bulbous chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum), rough chervil (Chaerophyllum temulum), ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria), hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) and wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris).[5] The larvae are yellowish with a dark brown head and live within seeds that are spun together. Larvae can be found from July and August.[4] The species overwinters in the pupal stage in an open network cocoon.[2]
Distribution[edit]
It is found in central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and western Siberia.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Phaulernis dentella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "Phaulernis dentella (Zeller, 1839)". UKmoths. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Phaulernis dentella scale-tooth lance-wing". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine