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Oxyptilus pilosellae

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Oxyptilus pilosellae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oxyptilus
Species:
O. pilosellae
Binomial name
Oxyptilus pilosellae
(Zeller, 1841)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pterophorus pilosellae Zeller, 1841
  • Pterophorus pilosellae var. bohemanni Wallengren, 1862

Oxyptilus pilosellae (hieracium plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1841. It is found in most of Europe, east to Russia and Asia Minor. It was released as a biological control agent for Hieracium in New Zealand in 1998.

Description

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The wingspan is 15–24 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in western Europe.

Young larvae feed within the roots of hawkweeds (Hieracium species), including mouse-ear hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella). Later instars feed on the flowerheads, beneath a silken web.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Oxyptilus pilosellae (Zeller, 1841)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ Ellis, W N. "Oxyptilus pilosellae (Zeller, 1841) downland plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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