Moitrelia boeticella

Moitrelia boeticella is a species of snout moth. It is found in Spain[2] and North Africa, including Tunisia.[1]

Moitrelia boeticella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Moitrelia[1]
Species:
M. boeticella
Binomial name
Moitrelia boeticella
(Ragonot, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Pempelia boeticella Ragonot, 1887
  • Pempeliella boeticella
  • Pempelia multifidella Chrétien, 1911

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[3]

References
  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de


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