Ortholepis vacciniella

Ortholepis vacciniella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Ortholepis
Species:
O. vacciniella
Binomial name
Ortholepis vacciniella
(Lienig & Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Epischnia vacciniella Lienig & Zeller, 1847

Ortholepis vacciniella is a species of snout moth described by Friederike Lienig and Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. It is found in Germany, Denmark, Poland, the Baltic region, Russia and Fennoscandia.

The wingspan is 12–18 mm.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium and dwarf birch (Betula nana).

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