Epischnia prodromella

Epischnia prodromella is a species of snout moth in the genus Epischnia.[1] It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1799, and is known from North Africa and most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Ireland, Great Britain and the Baltic region.[2]

Epischnia prodromella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Epischnia
Species:
E. prodromella
Binomial name
Epischnia prodromella
(Hübner, 1799)
Synonyms
  • Tinea prodromella Hübner, 1796

The wingspan is 28–35 mm.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "Monniksvleugeltje Epischnia prodromella (Hubner, 1799)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2012-01-08.


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