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Esperia sulphurella is a species of gelechioid moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Europe.

Esperia sulphurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Esperia
Species:	E. sulphurella
Binomial name
Esperia sulphurella (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Esperia aucta (Krausse, 1915) Esperia orbonella (Hübner, [1813]) Tinea orbonella Hübner, [1813] Tinea sulphurella Fabricius, 1775

The wingspan is 12–16 millimetres (0.47–0.63 in). The moth flies from May to June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on dead wood.

Taxonomy

E. sulphurella was first described scientifically by J.C. Fabricius in 1775. Subsequently, the same scientific name was used for several other moths, creating a number of junior homonyms that are all invalid. These include:

• T. sulphurella of Fabricius (1777) is Oecophora bractella
• T. sulphurella of Hübner (1793) is Ypsolophus sulphurella
• T. sulphurella of Haworth (1829) is Povolnya leucapennella

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External links

• Esperia sulphurella at UKmoths
• Lepiforum.de

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