Semioscopis avellanella is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe (except most of the Balkan Peninsula and the Iberian Peninsula ) east to the eastern parts of the Palearctic realm.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Semioscopis |
| Species: | S. avellanella
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| Semioscopis avellanella | |
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The wingspan is 20–26 mm. The forewings are rosy-grey whitish, sprinkled with pale fuscous; a dark fuscous streak from base along fold to 1/3, thence bent upwards to disc before middle; second discal stigma forming a dark fuscous angulated mark; some dark fuscous scales tending to form dots on costa and termen; 2 and 3 separate. Hindwings are pale greyish. The larva is whitish-green; dorsal line darker; head and plate of 2 green.[2]
Adults are on wing from March to April.[3]
The larvae feed on Betula, Tilia (including Tilia cordata) and Carpinus species.[4] They feed inside a folded or rolled leaf of their host plant. Pupation takes place in detritus. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[5]
References edit
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ Semioscopis at funet Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2007-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
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