Oncocera semirubella, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis
Oncocera semirubella (Scopoli, 1763)
MOTH INFO
Oncocera semirubella is a moth of the family Pyralidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Oncocera semirubella (Scopoli, 1763)
Phalaena semirubella Scopoli, 1763)
Oncocera carnella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Common name
Rosy-striped knot-horn
Classification
Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Oncocera
Wingspan
26-30 mm
Habitat
Calcareous soils.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Leguminosae (Lotus, Medicago sativa, Ononis, Trifolium repens) and constructs a silken tube on the inflorescence.
Flight period
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