Selagia argyrella is a species of snout moth. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Ukraine and Portugal.[2] In the east, the range extends to Asia.
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The wingspan is 22–28 mm.[3] The forewings are lustrous pale buff with whitish suffusion. Adults are on wing from June to September.
The larvae feed on Calluna vulgaris, Helianthemum and Potentilla.[4] They feed between spun leaves of their host plant. The species overwinters in a cocoon on the host plant.[5]
References edit
- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
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