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Oxyptilus pilosellae (Hieracium Plume Moth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The hieracium plume moth (Oxyptilus pilosellae) is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in almost all of Europe, east to Russia and Asia Minor. It was released as a biological control agent for Hieracium in New Zealand in 1998. The wingspan is 15–24 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in western Europe. Young larvae feed within the roots of Hieracium species, including Hieracium pilosella. Later instars feed on the flowerheads, beneath a silken web.
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Prey / Diet

Pilosella officinarum (Mouse-ear Hawkweed)[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