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Euzophera bigella

Euzophera bigella, the quince moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Zeller in 1848. It is found in most of Europe, Iran, Baluchistan and Morocco.

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Euzophera bigella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Euzophera
Species:
E. bigella
Binomial name
Euzophera bigella
(Zeller, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Ephestia bigella Zeller, 1848
  • Ephestia egeriella Millière, 1873
  • Euzophera bisinuella Ragonot, 1887
  • Euzophera immundella Ragonot, 1901
  • Euzophera renulella Costantini, 1922
  • Euzopherodes angulella Chrétien in Oberthür, 1922
  • Homoeosoma stenoptycha Herrich-Schäffer, 1849
  • Nephopteryx punicaeella Moore, 1891

Euzophera bigella, the quince moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Zeller in 1848. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Netherlands, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region),1 Iran, Baluchistan and Morocco.

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.2

References

References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  2. "Hants Moths". Hants Moths. 2004-08-28. Retrieved 2012-01-17.