Pempelia genistella
| Pempelia genistella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Tribe: | Phycitini |
| Genus: | Pempelia |
| Species: | P. genistella |
| Binomial name | |
| Pempelia genistella (Duponchel, 1836)[1] | |
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The Gorse Colonial Hard Shoot Moth (Pempelia genistella) is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is native to south-western Europe and north-western Africa, but has been introduced as a biological control agent for gorse in New Zealand and Hawaii.
The wingspan is 26–29 mm. Adults are on wing in July in western Europe.
The larvae feed on the needles of Ulex europaeus in which they spin a dense, conspicuous silken communal web.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
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