Pempeliella ornatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Pempeliella
Species:
P. ornatella
Binomial name
Pempeliella ornatella
Synonyms
  • Pempelia ornatella
  • Tinea ornatella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Pempelia gigantella Amsel, 1932
  • Pempelia ornatella elbursella Amsel, 1954
  • Pempelia fraternella Ragonot, 1887
  • Pempelia ornatalis Hübner, 1825
  • Pempelia perornatella Guenée, 1845
  • Tinea criptella Hübner, 1796
  • Phycis criptea Haworth, 1811

Pempeliella ornatella is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1][2] It is found in most of Europe, east to the Ural, Siberia, central Yakutia and Kyrghyzstan.

The wingspan is 23–27 millimetres (0.91–1.06 in). Adults are on wing from mid-June to August in one generation.

The larvae live in a web near the roots of Thymus species.

Subspecies

  • Pempeliella ornatella ornatella
  • Pempeliella ornatella gigantella

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Pempeliella ornatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 24, 2017.


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