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Pleurota aristella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pleurota

Pleurota aristella

Pleurota aristella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in most of southern and central Europe, as well as the Channel Islands. In the east, the range extends to the eastern part of the Palaearctic ecozone. It is also present in the Near East.

The wingspan is 20–22 mm.

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.

Subspecies

  • Pleurota aristella aristella (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Pleurota aristella bitrabicella (Germar, 1817)
  • Pleurota aristella schlaegeriella (Zeller, 1848)
  • References

    Pleurota aristella Wikipedia