Homoeosoma sinuella Fabricius, 1794 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Homoeosoma sinuella Fabricius, 1794

Homoeosoma sinuella Fabricius, 1794

Homoeosoma sinuella is a Pyralidae moth found in Europe, with 18–23 mm wingspan and larvae that feed on Plantago species.

Family
Genus
Homoeosoma
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Homoeosoma sinuella Fabricius, 1794

Homoeosoma sinuella, first described by Fabricius in 1794, is a species of moth belonging to the family Pyralidae. This moth is distributed across Europe. Its wingspan measures between 18 and 23 millimeters. Adults are active on the wing from May through August, with the exact timing varying based on their location. The larvae of Homoeosoma sinuella feed on species from the genus Plantago.

Photo: (c) Benoît Segerer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Benoît Segerer · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyralidae Homoeosoma

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