Moitrelia obductella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Moitrelia |
| Species: | M. obductella
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| Moitrelia obductella (Zeller, 1839)
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Moitrelia obductella is a species of snout moth.[1] It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Fennoscandia, Estonia, Latvia and Ukraine).[2]
The wingspan is 23–26 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from the second half of July to early August.[4]
The larvae feed on Origanum (including Origanum vulgare), Mentha, Calamintha and Thymus species.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
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