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Pleurota aristella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in most of southern and central Europe, as well as the Channel Islands. In the east, the range extends to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm. It is also present in the Near East.

Pleurota aristella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Pleurota
Species:	P. aristella
Binomial name
Pleurota aristella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
Phalaena aristella Linnaeus, 1767 Pleurota bistriella Constant, 1885 Pleurota breviella Constant, 1885 Anchinia cyrniella Mann, 1855 Pleurota cyrniella (Mann, 1855)

The wingspan is 20–22 mm.

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.

Subspecies

• Pleurota aristella aristella (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Pleurota aristella bitrabicella (Germar, 1817)
• Pleurota aristella schlaegeriella (Zeller, 1848)

External links

• Fauna Europaea

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