Swammerdamia pyrella

Taxobox
name = Swammerdamia pyrella

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Yponomeutidae
subfamilia = Yponomeutinae
genus = Swammerdamia
species = "S. pyrella"
binomial = "Swammerdamia pyrella"
binomial_authority = Villers, 1789

Swammerdamia pyrella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe, North America and Japan.

The wingspan is 10-13 mm. The moth flies in two generations from late April to August. ref|flight_season.

The larvae feed on crataegus, apple, pear and cherry.

Notes

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range."

External links

* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Yponomeutidae/Spyrella.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=2094 Swammerdamia pyrella at UKmoths]