Pempelia palumbella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Pempelia |
| Species: | P. palumbella
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| Pempelia palumbella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Pempelia palumbella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 25–27 millimetres (0.98–1.06 in).[1] The forewings are violet-brown, more or less sprinkled with whitish and dark fuscous, suffused with whitish towards costa between lines and on apex ; first and second lines pale red-brownish, internally black-edged, first angulated, preceded by a small spot of blackish raised scales on fold, second twice indented ; a rather oblique black discal mark. The hindwings are light fuscous, darker terminally. The larva is dark greenish-grey, reddish-tinged ; dorsal line brownish, pale-edged ; subdorsal double, lighter brownish ; head reddish brown: in tubular webs on Erica and Polygala [2][3][4] [5]
The moth flies in one generation from May to September.[1]
The caterpillars feed on calluna, ericaceae species, thyme and polygalaceae species.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Pempelia palumbella". UK Moths. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ lepiforum.de includes images
- ^ Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN: 9780955108648
- ^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 10: 0946589089 ISBN 13: 9780946589081
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links
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- waarneming.nl (in Dutch) Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Pempelia palumbella on UKmoths
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