Pempeliella ornatella

Pempeliella ornatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Pempeliella
Species:
P. ornatella
Binomial name
Pempeliella ornatella
Synonyms
  • Pempelia ornatella
  • Tinea ornatella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Pempelia gigantella Amsel, 1932
  • Pempelia ornatella elbursella Amsel, 1954
  • Pempelia fraternella Ragonot, 1887
  • Pempelia ornatalis Hübner, 1825
  • Pempelia perornatella Guenée, 1845
  • Tinea criptella Hübner, 1796
  • Phycis criptea Haworth, 1811

Pempeliella ornatella is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1][2] It is found in most of Europe, east to the Ural, Siberia, central Yakutia and Kyrgyzstan.

The wingspan is 23–27 millimetres (0.91–1.06 in).The forewings are brownish ochreous; veins and costa suffusedly fuscous, somewhat mixed with white; lines whitish, first interrupted, edged posteriorly with dark spots on veins, second almost straight; two dark fuscous suffusedly whitish-edged transversely placed discal dots. Hindwings fuscous or light fuscous. [3][4][5] [6]

Adults are on wing from mid-June to August in one generation.

The larvae live in a web near the roots of Thymus species.

Subspecies

  • Pempeliella ornatella ornatella
  • Pempeliella ornatella gigantella

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pempeliella ornatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. ^ lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN: 9780955108648
  6. ^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 10: 0946589089 ISBN 13: 9780946589081


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