Selagia argyrella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775 is a animal in the Pyralidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Selagia argyrella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Selagia argyrella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Selagia argyrella is a snout moth species found across most of Europe and into Asia, whose larvae feed on three plant genera.

Family
Genus
Selagia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Selagia argyrella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Selagia argyrella is a species of snout moth. It can be found across most of Europe, and is not present in Ireland, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Ukraine, and Portugal. Its range extends eastward into Asia. This moth has a wingspan that measures 22 to 28 millimeters. The larvae of Selagia argyrella feed on Calluna vulgaris, Helianthemum, and Potentilla.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyralidae Selagia

More from Pyralidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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