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Acrolepia betulella

Synonyms: Acrolepia betuletella; Acrolepiopsis betulella (homotypic); Roeslerstammia betuletella

Wikipedia Abstract

The Durham tinea (Acrolepiopsis betulella) is a moth of the Acrolepiidae family. It is found in most of central and western Europe. It was believed to be extinct in Great Britain, with 19th-century records from damp woodland in County Durham and Yorkshire and 20th-century records from Scotland, until a specimen was captured in County Durham in spring 2012. The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed within flowers and seedheads of Allium ursinum.
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Prey / Diet

Allium cepa (garden onion)[1]
Allium ursinum (bear garlic)[1]

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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