Biology:Elegia fallax

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Short description: Species of moth

Elegia fallax
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Elegia
Species:
E. fallax
Binomial name
Elegia fallax
(Staudinger, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Nephopterix fallax Staudinger, 1881
  • Elegia atrifasciella Ragonot, 1825
  • Ichorarchis elegiella Amsel, 1953
  • Ichorarchis iozona Meyrick, 1937

Elegia fallax is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is known from Spain , Portugal, France , Italy, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Greece. It has also been recorded from the Channel Islands in 2005.

The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus (oak) species.

References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442415. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  2. "Hants Moths". Hants Moths. 2011-04-24. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/1448a.php. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5358674 entry