Ortholepis vacciniella
Species of moth
Ortholepis vacciniella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Ortholepis |
Species: | O. vacciniella |
Binomial name | |
Ortholepis vacciniella (Lienig & Zeller, 1847) | |
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Ortholepis vacciniella is a species of snout moth described by Friederike Lienig and Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.[1] It is found in Germany, Denmark, Poland, the Baltic region, Russia and Fennoscandia.[2]
The wingspan is 12–18 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium and dwarf birch (Betula nana).[4]
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