Kingdom Animalia Family Zygaenidae Scientific name Theresimima ampellophaga Rank Genus | Class Insecta Species T. ampellophaga Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Theresimima ampellophaga, Jordanita, Adscita, Zygaena brizae | ||
Theresimima ampelophaga strophomorphus ctenotus
Theresimima ampellophaga, the vine bud moth, is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found from Algeria, Spain and southern France through most of southern Europe to the northern coast of the Black Sea. In the north, it ranges up to Hungary and Slovakia and in the east, the range extends to the southern part of European Russia, the western Caucasus and Transcaucasia, through Turkey, Lebanon and Syria to Israel.
The length of the forewings is 8.5–12 mm for males and 7.5-11.5 mm for females.
The larvae feed the leaves of Vitis vinifera, Parthenocissus vitacea and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. They have been considered an important pest for wine production since Roman times.
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