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Semioscopis oculella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Semioscopis

Semioscopis oculella

Similar
  
Semioscopis, Semioscopis steinkellneriana, Agonopterix assimilella, Agonopterix ocellana, Agonopterix arenella

Semioscopis oculella is a species of moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except most of the Balkan Peninsula, the Iberian Peninsula, Great Britain and Ireland) east to the eastern parts of the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 24–34 mm. Adults are on wing from March to April.

The larvae feed on Betula species.

References

Semioscopis oculella Wikipedia