Wheeleria spilodactylus
Species of plume moth
Wheeleria spilodactylus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Tribe: | Pterophorini |
Genus: | Wheeleria |
Species: | W. spilodactylus |
Binomial name | |
Wheeleria spilodactylus Curtis, 1827 | |
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Wheeleria spilodactylus (the horehound plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, first described by John Curtis in 1827. It is found in South-Western and Central Europe and the Mediterranean, Asia Minor and North Africa. It has been introduced to Australia as a biocontrol agent for white horehound (Marrubium vulgare).[1]
The wingspan is 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.[2]
The difficult to see larvae feed on black horehound (Ballota nigra) and white horehound.
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External links
- Species info Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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