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Phaulernis dentella

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Phaulernis dentella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Phaulernis
Species:
P. dentella
Binomial name
Phaulernis dentella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aechmia dentella Zeller, 1839
  • Aechmia subdentella Stainton, 1849

Phaulernis dentella (also known as the scale-tooth lance-wing) is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in Asia and Europe. The moth was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.

Description

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The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are blackish-brown, with a scattering of white scales and there is a distinct tuft on the dorsum.[2] There is one generation per year with adults on wing in June and can occasionally be seen on the flowers of the larval foodplant.[3][4]

The larvae feed on the seeds of burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga), bulbous chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum), rough chervil (Chaerophyllum temulum), ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria), hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) and wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris).[5] Larvae can be found from July and August.[4][2]

Distribution

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It is found in central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and western Siberia.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Phaulernis dentella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
  3. ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "Phaulernis dentella (Zeller, 1839)". UKmoths. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ^ Ellis, W N. "Phaulernis dentella scale-tooth lance-wing". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. ^ Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine