Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Ypsolophidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ochsenheimeria | |
Similar Ochsenheimeria taurella, Ypsolopha vittella, Ochsenheimeria vacculella, Rhigognostis annulatella, Ypsolopha asperella | ||
Ochsenheimeria urella is a moth of the Ypsolophidae family. It is found in large parts of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine and Lithuania.
The wingspan is 9–12 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.
The larvae feed on Agropyron, Bromus, Hordeum vulgare, Melica, Secale cereale and Triticum aestivum. They possibly mine the leaves of their host plant for a few days. Later, they bore in the stems. Larvae can be found from April to May.
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