Ochromolopis ictella

Ochromolopis ictella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Ochromolopis
Species:
O. ictella
Binomial name
Ochromolopis ictella
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Tinea ictella Hübner, 1813
  • Epermenia ictella
  • Ornix ictipennella Treitschke, 1833

Ochromolopis ictella is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found from Finland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece and from France to Ukraine. It is also found in North Africa.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.

The larvae feed on Thesium species, including Thesium bavarum. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae are greenish with a pale brown head.