Dyspessa ulula, Crete - photo © Andreas Manz

Dyspessa ulula, Crete - photo © Andreas Manz

Dyspessa ulula (Borkhausen, 1790)

MOTH INFO

Dyspessa ulula is a moth of the family Cossidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Dyspessa ulula (Borkhausen, 1790)

Synonyms

Phalaena ulula (Borkhausen, 1790)

Common name
Garlic Moth Borer
Classification

Superfamily: Cossoidea > Family: Cossidae > Subfamily: Cossinae > Genus: Dyspessa

Wingspan

19-25 mm

Habitat

Shrubland, fields.

Food plant

The monophagous larva bores into the bulbs of Alliaceae (Allium roseum, Allium ampeloprasum, Allium neapolitanum, Allium sativum, Allium commutatum). 

Flight period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera Mundi

Plant Parasites of Europe

CABI

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