Elegia similella
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Elegia similella is a moth
of the Pyralidae
family. It is known from most of Europe
. The habitat consists of old, mature woodland and parkland.
The wingspan
is 19-22 mm. Adults have dark forewings and a broad white cross-line. They are on wing from June to July and are usually found high up in the trees.
The larvae feed on Quercus species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pyralidae
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
family. It is known from most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The habitat consists of old, mature woodland and parkland.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 19-22 mm. Adults have dark forewings and a broad white cross-line. They are on wing from June to July and are usually found high up in the trees.
The larvae feed on Quercus species.