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Phycita roborella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is – under its junior synonym Tinea spissicella – the type species of its genus Phycita, and by extension of the subfamily Phycitinae.

Phycita roborella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Phycita
Species:	P. roborella
Binomial name
Phycita roborella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tinea) roborella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Phycita spissicella (Fabricius, [1777]) (nom. obl.) Tinea spissicella Fabricius, [1777] (nom. obl.) Phycita legatella Stephens, 1834

It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 24–29 mm. The moth flies in one generation from the end of June to September .

The caterpillars feed on oak, apple and pear.

Notes

1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

External links

Media related to Phycita roborella at Wikimedia Commons

• waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Phycita roborella on UKmoths

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