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Ocnerostoma friesei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Yponomeutidae

Scientific name
  
Ocnerostoma friesei

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ocnerostoma

Rank
  
Species

Ocnerostoma friesei

Similar
  
Ocnerostoma piniariella, Pseudoswammerdamia combinella, Swammerdamia caesiella, Paraswammerdamia lutarea, Swammerdamia pyrella

Ocnerostoma friesei is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe and Japan. The species closely resembles Ocnerostoma piniariella.

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The moth flies in two generations from April to May and again from August to October. [1].

The larvae feed on Scots pine.

References

Ocnerostoma friesei Wikipedia