Eurhodope cirrigerella

Eurhodope cirrigerella
Exemplar found: Russia, Moscow Oblast, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District, near village Voinova Gora, 17.07.2017, by light
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Eurhodope
Species:
E. cirrigerella
Binomial name
Eurhodope cirrigerella
(Zincken, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Phycis cirrigerella Zincken, 1818
  • Myelois millierella Ragonot, 1893
  • Myelois cirrigerella infuscata Staudinger, 1879
  • Homoeosoma cirrigerella var. luteogrisea Herrich-Schäffer, 1849

Eurhodope cirrigerella is a species of snout moth in the genus Eurhodope. It was described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1818, and is found in most of Europe.[1][2] This species was considered extinct from 1960 to 2019.[3]

The average wingspan of the eurhodope cirrigerella is 19–22 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Knautia and Scabiosa species.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Eurhodope cirrigerella Zincken, 1818". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Eurhodope cirrigerella (Zincken, 1818)".
  3. ↑ "Hantsmoths - 62.041 Eurhodope cirrigerella". www.hantsmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  4. ↑ "Hants Moths". Hants Moths. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  5. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Eurhodope Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 19, 2017.