- Pempelia genistella
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Pempelia genistella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pyralidae Tribe: Phycitini Genus: Pempelia Species: P. genistella Binomial name Pempelia genistella
(Duponchel, 1836)Synonyms - Phycis genistella Duponchel, 1836
- Nephopterix genistella
The Gorse Colonial Hard Shoot Moth (Pempelia genistella) is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is native to south-western Europe and north-western Africa, but has been introduced as a biological control agent for gorse in New Zealand and Hawaii.
The wingspan is 26-29 mm. Adults are on wing in July in western Europe.
The larvae feed on the needles of Ulex europaeus in which they spin a dense, conspicuous silken communal web.
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