Epichnopterix plumella

Taxobox
name = Epichnopterix plumella

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image_caption = Male
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Psychidae
genus = "Epichnopterix"
species = "E. plumella"
binomial = "Epichnopterix plumella"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
synonyms =

Epichnopterix plumella is a moth of the family Psychidae. It is found in Europe. The female has no wings and remains in the caterpillar bag.

The wingspan of the male is ca. 12 mm. The moth flies in one generation from mid April to mid June. ref|flight_season.

The larvae feed on various grass species.

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://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=203&p=1 Microlepidoptera.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Psychidae/Eplumella.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=4862 Epichnopterix plumella at UK Moths]