Trachonitis cristella
| Trachonitis cristella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Trachonitis |
| Species: | T. cristella |
| Binomial name | |
| Trachonitis cristella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)[1] | |
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Trachonitis cristella is a species of snout moth in the genus Trachonitis. It was described by Denis and Schiffermuller in 1775, although some sources attribute it to Hübner.[1] It is found in much of Europe, including Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Ukraine and Russia.[2]
The larvae feed on Betula species.[4]
References
- 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Hants Moths
- ↑ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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