Pempelia palumbella
GenusPempelia
Speciespalumbella
Authority(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea palumbella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Homoeosoma cinerea Humphreys & Westwood, 1841
  • Salebria palumbella liviella Zerny, 1927
  • Salebria palumbella ragonoti Turati, 1923
  • Tinea contubernella Hübner, 1796

Pempelia palumbella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 25–27 millimetres (0.98–1.06 in).[1] The forewings are violet-brown, more or less sprinkled with whitish and dark fuscous, suffused with whitish towards costa between lines and on apex; first and second lines pale red-brownish, internally black-edged, first angulated, preceded by a small spot of blackish raised scales on fold, second twice indented; a rather oblique black discal mark. The hindwings are light fuscous, darker terminally. The larva is dark greenish-grey, reddish-tinged; dorsal line brownish, pale-edged; subdorsal double, lighter brownish; head reddish brown: in tubular webs on Erica and Polygala [2][3][4][5]

The moth flies in one generation from May to September.

The caterpillars feed on calluna, ericaceae species, thyme and polygalaceae species.

Notes

  1. ^ "Pempelia palumbella". UK Moths. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
  3. ^ lepiforum.de includes images
  4. ^ Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN 978-0-9551086-4-8
  5. ^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 978-0-946589-08-1
  • The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.