Myelois circumvoluta, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin
Myelois circumvoluta
MOTH INFO
Myelois circumvoluta is a moth of the family Pyralidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Myelois circumvoluta
Tinea circumvoluta (Fourcroy, 1785)
Tinea cribrella (Hübner, 1796)
Myelois cribrella (Hübner, 1796)
Myelois cribrumella (Roesler, 1969)
Myelois britannicella (Amsel, 1951)
Common name
Thistle Ermine
Classification
Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Pyralidae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Myelois
Wingspan
26-34 mm
Habitat
Grasslands and shrubland.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Compositae (Arctium lappa, Carduus, Carlina, Centaurea, Cirsium vulgare, Onopordum) and feeds on the flower heads.
Flight period
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