Phaulernis dentella

Phaulernis dentella (also known as the scale-tooth lance-wing) is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in Asia and Europe. The moth was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.

Phaulernis dentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Epermeniidae
Genus:
Phaulernis
Species:
P. dentella
Binomial name
Phaulernis dentella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aechmia dentella Zeller, 1839
  • Aechmia subdentella Stainton, 1849

Description

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are blackish-brown, with a scattering of white scales and there is a distinct tuft on the dorsum.[2] There is one generation per year with adults on wing in June and can occasionally be seen on the flowers of the larval foodplant.[3][4]

The larvae feed on the seeds of burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga), bulbous chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum), rough chervil (Chaerophyllum temulum), ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria), hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) and wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris).[5] The larvae are yellowish with a dark brown head and live within seeds that are spun together. Larvae can be found from July and August.[4] The species overwinters in the pupal stage in an open network cocoon.[2]

Distribution

It is found in central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and western Siberia.[6]

References
  1. "Phaulernis dentella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
  3. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Kimber, Ian. "Phaulernis dentella (Zeller, 1839)". UKmoths. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. Ellis, W N. "Phaulernis dentella scale-tooth lance-wing". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  6. Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine


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