Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ortholepis | |
Similar Pococera asperatella, Pococera, Acrobasis, Etiella zinckenella, Crambus | ||
Striped birch pyralid moth pyralidae ortholepis pasadamia a glimpse
The Striped Birch Pyralid Moth or Paper Birch Leaftier (Ortholepis pasadamia) is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Dyar in 1917. It is found in North America, including Alberta, British Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Wisconsin.
The larvae feed on birch.
References
Ortholepis pasadamia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA