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Ortholepis vacciniella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ortholepis

Similar
  
Ortholepis betulae, Pima boisduvaliella, Pyla fusca, Vitula edmandsii, Assara terebrella

Ortholepis vacciniella is a species of snout moth. It is found in Germany, Denmark, Poland, the Baltic region, Russia and Fennoscandia.

The wingspan is 12–18 mm.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium and Betula nana.

References

Ortholepis vacciniella Wikipedia