Pleurota bicostella is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
Species of moth
Pleurota bicostella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Pleurota
Species:
P.bicostella
Binomial name
Pleurota bicostella
Clerck, 1759
The wingspan is about 24mm. The forewings are fuscous, irrorated with whitish; a white costal streak from base to near apex, edged beneath by a brown streak; stigmata black. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pinkish-grey, marbled with brown on sides; dorsal and subdorsal lines brownish; dots blackish; head and plate of 2 yellowish -brown, latter darker-marked.[1]
The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.[2]
The larvae feed on Erica species.
References
Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdfThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Pleurota bicostella". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
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