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Pempelia palumbella
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
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