Ochsenheimeria urella

Ochsenheimeria urella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ypsolophidae
Genus: Ochsenheimeria
Species: O. urella
Binomial name
Ochsenheimeria urella
Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1842
Synonyms
  • Ochsenheimeria bisontella Lienig & Zeller, 1846
  • Ochsenheimeria scabrosella Tengström, 1848
  • Ochsenheimeria hirculella Tengström, 1848
  • Ochsenheimeria porpyrella Tengström, 1848
  • Ypsolophus taurellus Haworth, 1828
  • Ochsenheimeria rupicaprella Mobius, 1935

Ochsenheimeria urella is a moth of the Ypsolophidae family. It is found in large parts of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine and Lithuania.[1]

The wingspan is 9–12 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in July and August.[3]

The larvae feed on Agropyron, Bromus, Hordeum vulgare, Melica, Secale cereale and Triticum aestivum. They possibly mine the leaves of their host plant for a few days. Later, they bore in the stems.[4] Larvae can be found from April to May.

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