Downland Plume

Oxyptilus pilosellae

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae

Oxyptilus pilosellae (hieracium plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1841. It is found in most of Europe, east to Russia and Asia Minor. It was released as a biological control agent for Hieracium in New Zealand in 1998.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Downland Plume

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