Heinemannia laspeyrella
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Heinemannia laspeyrella is a species of moth
of the Elachistidae
family. It is found in northern, central and eastern Europe
. In the east, the range extends up the Ural
and in the south to Sibiria
.
The wingspan
is 17-21 mm. Adults are on wing from mid May to the beginning of July in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Lathyrus pisiformis, Orobus vernus and Trifolium species.
They feed on the seeds from within the sees cases. Up to six larvae can be found in a single case. Larvae can be found from July to the first half of August. Full-grown larvae overwinter in the soil beneath a nearby tree.
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 Elachistidae
Elachistidae
| image = Elachista rufocinerea 2.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Elachista rufocinerea,demonstrating its tiny size versus an aphid and a spider mite | regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta...
family. It is found in northern, central and eastern 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...
. In the east, the range extends up the Ural
Ural
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and in the south to Sibiria
Sibiria
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.
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 17-21 mm. Adults are on wing from mid May to the beginning of July in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Lathyrus pisiformis, Orobus vernus and Trifolium species.
They feed on the seeds from within the sees cases. Up to six larvae can be found in a single case. Larvae can be found from July to the first half of August. Full-grown larvae overwinter in the soil beneath a nearby tree.