Apomyelois bistriatella
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Apomyelois bistriatella is a species of snout moths
in the genus Apomyelois
. It was described by Hulst in 1887, and is known from the eastern United States
, northern Europe
and Russia
.
The wingspan
is 15-25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Daldinia vernicosa which grows on burnt gorse and dead birch. It has also been recoded feeding on Hypoxylon occidentale.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Apomyelois
Apomyelois
Apomyelois is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae.Species of Apomyelois include:* Apomyelois bistriatella * Apomyelois cognata * Apomyelois ehrendorferi...
. It was described by Hulst in 1887, and is known from the eastern United States
United States
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, northern Europe
Europe
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and Russia
Russia
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.
The wingspan
Wingspan
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is 15-25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Daldinia vernicosa which grows on burnt gorse and dead birch. It has also been recoded feeding on Hypoxylon occidentale.
Subspecies
- Apomyelois bistriatella bistriatella
- Apomyelois bistriatella subcognata (Ragonot, 1887)