Polopeustis altensis explained

Polopeustis altensis is a species of snout moth described by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke in 1862.^[1] It is found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia.^[2]

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.^[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Dryas species.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . August 25, 2017.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20131210201602/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442366 Fauna Europaea
3. http://www.lepidoptera.se/species/polopeustis_altensis.aspx Swedish Moths
4. Web site: Markku . Savela . Polopeustis Ragonot, 1893 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 25, 2017.