Zelleria oleastrella
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Yponomeutidae |
Genus: | Zelleria |
Species: | Z. oleastrella
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Binomial name | |
Zelleria oleastrella (Millière, 1864)
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Zelleria oleastrella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in southern Europe[1] and Turkey.[2]
The wingspan is 12–15 mm.[3] There are five overlapping generations per year with adults on wing year round, but mostly from May to November.
The larvae feed on olive (Olea europaea) and possibly Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia).[4]
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