Acrolepiopsis betulella
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The Durham Tinea is a moth
of the Acrolepiidae
family. It is found in most of central and western Europe
, although it is now believed to be extinct in Great Britain, with nineteenth-century records from damp woodland in Co. Durham and Yorkshire and twentieth-century records from Scotland.
The wingspan
is 12-14 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed within flowers and seedheads of Allium ursinum.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Acrolepiidae
Acrolepiidae
The Acrolepiidae family of moths are also known as False Diamondback moths.Caterpillars are typically 10 to 12 mm in length and spotted. Adults have a wingspan between 16 and 18 mm and are generally nocturnal.-Species:Some representative species are:...
family. It is found in most of central and western Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, although it is now believed to be extinct in Great Britain, with nineteenth-century records from damp woodland in Co. Durham and Yorkshire and twentieth-century records from Scotland.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 12-14 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed within flowers and seedheads of Allium ursinum.