Ortholepis_vacciniella

<i>Ortholepis vacciniella</i>

Ortholepis vacciniella

Species of moth

Ortholepis vacciniella is a species of snout moth described by Friederike Lienig and Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.[1] It is found in Germany, Denmark, Poland, the Baltic region, Russia and Fennoscandia.[2]

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The wingspan is 12–18 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium and dwarf birch (Betula nana).[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Fauna Europaea
  3. [3]
    Swedish Moths
  4. [4]
    Savela, Markku. "Ortholepis Ragonot, 1887". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2017.


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