Biology:Pempelia genistella

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Short description: Species of moth

Pempelia genistella
Pempelia genistella male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Pempelia
Species:
P. genistella
Binomial name
Pempelia genistella
(Duponchel, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phycis genistella Duponchel, 1836
  • Nephopterix genistella

Pempelia genistella, the gorse colonial hard shoot moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is native to south-western Europe and north-western Africa, but has been introduced as a biological control agent for gorse in New Zealand and Hawaii.

The wingspan is 26–29 mm. Adults are on wing in July in western Europe.

Fig. 2 larva after final moult

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7162018 entry