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Paradoxus osyridellus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Yponomeutidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Paradoxus

Paradoxus osyridellus

Similar
  
Kessleria, Zelleria hepariella, Kessleria saxifragae, Yponomeuta malinellus, Yponomeuta

Paradoxus osyridellus is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Greece and on Sardinia.

The larvae feed on olives, injuring the tender shoots.

References

Paradoxus osyridellus Wikipedia