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Wheeleria spilodactylus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pterophoridae

Scientific name
  
Wheeleria spilodactylus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Tribe
  
Pterophorini

Rank
  
Species

Wheeleria spilodactylus

Similar
  
Wheeleria, Stenoptilia zophodactylus, Gillmeria ochrodactyla, Platyptilia celidotus

Wheeleria spilodactylus (the horehound plume moth) is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is endemic to South-Western and Central Europe and the Mediterranean, Asia Minor and North Africa. It has been introduced to Australia as a biocontrol agent for Marrubium vulgare.

The wingspan is 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Ballota nigra and Marrubium vulgare.

References

Wheeleria spilodactylus Wikipedia