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Pempelia palumbella

Synonyms: Tinea palumbella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Pempelia palumbella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 25–27 millimetres (0.98–1.06 in). The moth flies in one generation from May to September. The caterpillars feed on calluna, ericaceae species, thyme and polygalaceae species.
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Prey / Diet

Calluna vulgaris (heather)[1]
Thymus praecox (mother of thyme)[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