Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Scientific name Oxyptilus ericetorum | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Oxyptilus Rank Species | |
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Similar Oxyptilus chrysodactyla, Oxyptilus pilosellae, Geina didactyla | ||
Oxyptilus ericetorum is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Croatia, Hungary and Ukraine), east to Siberia.
The wingspan is 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in).
The larvae feed on Hieracium pilosella and Hieracium murorum.
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