Ortholepis betulae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Ortholepis |
| Species: | O. betulae
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Ortholepis betulae is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1778. It is found in the Europe.
The wingspan is 24–27 mm. The moth flies in one generation from May to August [1].
The caterpillars feed on birch.
Notes
[edit]- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ortholepis betulae.
- waarneming.nl Archived 22 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
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