Oxyptilus chrysodactyla

Oxyptilus chrysodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Great Britain, Ireland and Portugal.

Oxyptilus chrysodactyla
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oxyptilus
Species:
O. chrysodactyla
Binomial name
Oxyptilus chrysodactyla
Synonyms
  • Alycita chrysodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Alucita chrysodactyla
  • Pterophorus hieracii Zeller, 1841

The wingspan is 15–21 millimetres (0.59–0.83 in). Adults are brown.[2]

The larvae feed on Hieracium umbellatum, Hieracium amplexicaule, Hieracium sabaudum and Picris hieracioides.[3] They feed in the heart of their host plant and later spin the top-leaves together.[4]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Oxyptilus chrysodactyla". Microlepidoptera. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. Oxyptilus at funet
  4. Lepidoptera of Belgium


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