Apomyelois bistriatella is a species of snout moth in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887.[1] It is known from California, the eastern United States, northern Europe and Russia.[2][3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Apomyelois |
| Species: | A. bistriatella |
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| Apomyelois bistriatella (Hulst, 1887)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 15–25 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on a fungus, Daldinia vernicosa, which grows on burnt gorse and dead birch.[5] It has also been recorded feeding on Hypoxylon occidentale in California.[2]
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