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Levipalpus hepatariella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Levipalpus

Levipalpus hepatariella

Levipalpus hepatariella is a species of moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Belgium, the Iberian Peninsula, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula. In the east, the range extends to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults have been recorded from August to the beginning of September.

The larvae feed on Arenaria species and Antennaria dioica. It was believed that the larvae first feed on the flower heads and then bore into the stems, but recently larvae of at least the later instars feed on the lower leaves of their host plant from silken tubes which extend into the soil.

References

Levipalpus hepatariella Wikipedia