Oxyptilus ericetorum explained

Oxyptilus ericetorum is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Croatia, Hungary and Ukraine), east to Siberia.^[1]

The wingspan is 16–.

The larvae feed on Hieracium pilosella and Hieracium murorum.

External links

• Pterophoridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
• Swedish Moths

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oxyptilus ericetorum (Stainton, 1851). https://web.archive.org/web/20150610193015/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=438133. dead. June 10, 2015. Fauna Europaea. 7 April 2011.