Hypochalcia ahenella

Hypochalcia ahenella is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypochalcia. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and is known from most of Europe, Turkey,[2] and Texas in the US.

Hypochalcia ahenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Hypochalcia[1]
Species:
H. ahenella
Binomial name
Hypochalcia ahenella
Synonyms
  • Tinea ahenella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Crambus obscuratus Haworth, 1796
  • Hypochalcia ghilianii Staudinger, 1870
  • Hypochalcia fasciatella Staudinger, 1881
  • Hypochalcia ahenella var. caucasica Ragonot, 1893
  • Hypochalcia hulstiella Ragonot, 1887
  • Hypochalcia lugubrella E. M. Hering, 1924
  • Hypochalcia robustella Toll, 1938
  • Oncocera arduella Bruand, 1848
  • Palparia tetrix Haworth, 1811
  • Phycis luridella Schläger, 1848
  • Phycis bistrigella Duponchel, 1836
  • Phycis fuliginella Duponchel, 1836
  • Phycis melanella var. bruneo-violaceella Bruand, 1850
  • Phycis rubiginella Treitschke, 1832
  • Tinea aeneella Hübner, 1796

The wingspan is 23–32 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to the end of August.[4]

The larvae probably feed on Helianthemum species and/or Artemisia campestris.[5]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  4. Lot Moths and Butterflies
  5. UKmoths


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