Whittleia retiella
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Species of moth
| Whittleia retiella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Phycidae |
| Genus: | Whittleia |
| Species: | W. retiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Whittleia retiella (Newman, 1847)[1]
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Whittleia retiella is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adult males are on wing from April to May. Females are wingless.
The larvae feed on Puccinellia maritima , Artemisia and Atriplex species.[2]
Subspecies
[edit ]- Whittleia retiella retiella
- Whittleia retiella cimbriella Rebel, 1938
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