Biology:Perittia farinella

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Short description: Species of moth

Perittia farinella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Perittia
Species:
P. farinella
Binomial name
Perittia farinella
(Thunberg, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea farinella Thunberg, 1794
  • Mendesia farinella
  • Mendesia subargentella Dattin, 1932

Perittia farinella is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Norway , the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine ).

The wingspan is 12–14 mm.[2]

The larvae probably feed on a species of the family Boraginaceae.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7168892 entry