- Oxyptilus ericetorum
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Oxyptilus ericetorum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pterophoridae Genus: Oxyptilus Species: O. ericetorum Binomial name Oxyptilus ericetorum
(Stainton, 1851)Synonyms - Pterophorus ericetorum Stainton, 1851
Oxyptilus ericetorum is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Croatia, Hungary and Ukraine), east to Siberia.
The wingspan is 16–19 mm.
The larvae feed on Hieracium pilosella and Hieracium murorum.
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