Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Pterophoridae > Pselnophorus > Pselnophorus heterodactyla

Pselnophorus heterodactyla

Synonyms: Alucita brachydactyla (heterotypic); Oxyptilus brachydactylus; Phalaena heterodactyla (homotypic); Pselnophorus brachydactylus; Pterophorus aetodactylus (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Pselnophorus heterodactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is known from most of Europe. The wingspan is 18–22 millimetres (0.71–0.87 in). Adults are on wing in June and July in western Europe. The larvae feed on Mycelis muralis, Prenanthes purpurea and Lapsana communis. The larvae live on the underside of the leaves. They overwinter in the larval stage. In spring they bite through the midrib of the leaf, causing it to wither. Pupation takes place along the stem.
View Wikipedia Record: Pselnophorus heterodactyla

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cotswold Beechwoods 1448 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Crepis paludosa (Marsh Hawksbeard)[1]
Mycelis muralis muralis (Wall lettuce)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0