Pempeliella ornatella explained

Pempeliella ornatella is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.^{[1] [2]} It is found in most of Europe, east to the Ural, Siberia, central Yakutia and Kyrghyzstan.

The wingspan is 23–. Adults are on wing from mid-June to August in one generation.

The larvae live in a web near the roots of Thymus species.

Subspecies

• Pempeliella ornatella ornatella
• Pempeliella ornatella gigantella

References

• Pempeliella ornatella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) at Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Pempeliella ornatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) at Fauna Europaea
• Pyraliodea collection of Siberian Zoological Museum as Pempelliella ornatella

Notes and References

1. Web site: Markku . Savela . Pempeliella ornatella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 24, 2017.
2. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . August 24, 2017.