Oecophora bractella

Oecophora bractella
Adult in Königsforst near Cologne (Germany)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Oecophora
Species:
O. bractella
Binomial name
Oecophora bractella

Oecophora bractella is a species of gelechioid moth, native to Europe but introduced to western North America. It belongs to the subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). As the type species of its genus Oecophora, its affiliations and phylogeny (which are not completely known however) determine the delimitation of that family and subfamily.