Phaulernis dentella

Phaulernis dentella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epermeniidae
Genus:	Phaulernis
Species:	P. dentella
Binomial name
Phaulernis dentella (Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
Aechmia dentella Zeller, 1839 Aechmia subdentella Stainton, 1849

Phaulernis dentella (also known as the scale-tooth lance-wing) is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in Asia and Europe. The moth was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839.

Description

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are blackish-brown, with a scattering of white scales and there is a distinct tuft on the dorsum.[2] There is one generation per year with adults on wing in June and can occasionally be seen on the flowers of the larval foodplant.[3][4]

The larvae feed on the seeds of burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga), bulbous chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum), rough chervil (Chaerophyllum temulum), ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria), hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) and wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris).[5] Larvae can be found from July and August.[4][2]

Distribution

It is found in central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus and western Siberia.[6]

References

1. "Phaulernis dentella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 199. ISBN 978 0 9564902 1 6.
3. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
4. Kimber, Ian. "Phaulernis dentella (Zeller, 1839)". UKmoths. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
5. Ellis, W N. "Phaulernis dentella scale-tooth lance-wing". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
6. Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine