Semioscopis avellanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Semioscopis
Species:
S. avellanella
Binomial name
Semioscopis avellanella
(Hubner, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena avellanella Hubner, 1793
  • Semioscopis fumicella Amsel, 1930

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.

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

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ↑ UKmoths
  4. ↑ Semioscopis at funet Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2007-05-15 at the Wayback Machine


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