Ortholepis vacciniella explained

Ortholepis vacciniella is a species of snout moth described by Friederike Lienig and Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.^[1] It is found in Germany, Denmark, Poland, the Baltic region, Russia and Fennoscandia.^[2]

The wingspan is 12–18 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium and dwarf birch (Betula nana).^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search. Global Information System on Pyraloidea . August 23, 2017.
2. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442411 Fauna Europaea
3. http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/o/ortholepis_vacciniella.html Swedish Moths
4. Web site: Markku . Savela . Ortholepis Ragonot, 1887 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 24, 2017.