Oncocera semirubella, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis

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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