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| image = Dasycera oliviella.jpg
|image = Oecophoridae - Esperia oliviella.JPG
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|image_caption =''Esperia oliviella'', upperside
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|image2 = Dasycera oliviella (Oecophoridae), Loonse en Drunense Duinen, the Netherlands.jpg
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
|image2_caption = Side view
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
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|taxon = Esperia oliviella
| classis = [[Insect]]a
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|authority = ([[Johan Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1794)
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| synonyms_ref=<ref name=Grabe/>
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*''Dasycera oliviella'' <small>(Fabricius, 1794)</small>
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*''Oecophora oliviella'' <small>(Fabricius, 1794)</small>
| familia = [[Oecophoridae]]
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*''Tinea aemulella'' <small>Hübner, 1796</small>
| genus = ''[[Esperia (moth)|Esperia]]''
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| species = '''''E. oliviella'''''
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| binomial = ''Esperia oliviella''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Johan Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1794)
| synonyms =<ref>Grabe (1942), Pitkin & Jenkins (2004a)</ref><br />
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''Dasycera oliviella'' <small>(Fabricius, 1794)</small><br />
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''Oecophora oliviella'' <small>(Fabricius, 1794)</small><br />
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''Tinea aemulella'' <small>Hübner, 1796</small>
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'''''Esperia oliviella''''' is a [[species]] of [[Gelechioidea|gelechioid moth]].
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'''''Esperia oliviella''''' is a [[species]] of [[Gelechioidea|gelechioid moth]] from [[Europe]] and the [[Near East]]. In its [[Taxonomic rank|superfamily]], it is placed in the [[genus]] ''[[Esperia]]'' within the [[subfamily]] [[Oecophorinae]] of the [[concealer moth]] [[family (biology)|family]] (Oecophoridae). Some authors, in particular those that follow a "[[lumpers and splitters|splitting]]" approach to gelechioidea [[systematics]] and [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], recognize ''Dasycera'' as an independent genus. The present species is thus not infrequently listed as '''''Dasycera oliviella'''''; indeed, it is (under its [[junior synonym]] ''Tinea aemulella'') the [[type species]] of ''Dasycera''.<ref>Pitkin & Jenkins (2004a,b), FE (2009a,b), Kimber [2010], and see references in Savela (2003)</ref>


==Taxonomy==
==Description and ecology==
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In its [[Taxonomic rank|superfamily]], this species is placed in the [[genus]] ''[[Esperia]]'' within the [[subfamily]] [[Oecophorinae]] of the [[concealer moth]] [[family (biology)|family]] (Oecophoridae). Some authors, in particular those that follow a "[[lumpers and splitters|splitting]]" approach to gelechioidea [[systematics]] and [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], recognize ''Dasycera'' as an independent genus. The present species is thus not infrequently listed as '''''Dasycera oliviella'''''; indeed, it is (under its [[junior synonym]] ''Tinea aemulella'') the [[type species]] of ''Dasycera''.<ref>Pitkin & Jenkins (2004) [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=10528.0 ): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species]</ref><ref name=Funet/>
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The [[wingspan]] is about {{convert|15|mm|in}}. At a casual glance, this species resembles its widespread relative ''[[Esperia sulphurella|E. sulphurella]]'', being largely black, with a white band half-way across the thick [[antenna (biology)|antenna]]e and yellowish forewing markings. Of these, the band across the midwing is not interrupted however, and the [[Anatomical terms of location#Proximal and distal|proximal]] lengthwise mark is a shorter triangle rather than a long streak. After [[eclosion]] and some time thereafter, ''E. oliviella'' also has a pronounced purplish sheen which is far less conspicuous in ''E. sulphurella'' even if freshly eclosed.<ref>Kimber [2010]</ref>


==Distribution and habitat==
It inhabits old-growth [[woodland]]. Though not generally uncommon, at the periphery of its range it is a rare sight. For example, in the [[UK]] its only significant [[population]]s are in the south and southeast of [[England]], the regions closest to the [[Continental Europe|European continent]]. Adults are on the wing around June and July (depending on locality) and are [[Diurnality|diurnal]], though they avoid the hot period around [[noon]]. The [[caterpillar]]s feed on rotting wood, especially of [[hazel]]s (''Corylus''), [[blackthorn]] (''Prunus spinosa'') and [[oak]]s (''Quercus'').<ref>Grabe (1942), Kimber [2010]</ref>
This species is present in most of [[Europe]] ([[Austria]], [[Belgium]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[British Islands]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Croatia]], [[Czech Republic]], [[France]], [[Italy]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Hungary]], [[Poland]], [[Portugal]], [[Romania]], [[Slovakia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Russia]], [[Spain]], [[Switzerland]] and the [[Netherlands]]) and the [[Near East]].<ref>[https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4fb8aa84-67d5-4a90-a365-97daef292a33 Fauna europaea)]</ref><ref name=Funet>Savela, Markku: [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/oecophoridae/oecophorinae/dasycera/ Funet - Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms]</ref> It inhabits old-growth [[woodland]].<ref name=UK/> Though not generally uncommon, at the periphery of its range it is a rare sight. For example, in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] its only significant [[population]]s are in the south and southeast of [[England]], the regions closest to the [[Continental Europe|European continent]].<ref name=UK>Kimber, Ian [http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/dasycera-oliviella/ UK Moths]</ref>


==Footnotes==
==Description==
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The [[wingspan]] is about {{convert|15|mm|in}}.<ref name=UK/> At a casual glance, this species resembles its widespread relative ''[[Esperia sulphurella|E. sulphurella]]'', being largely black, with a white band half-way across the thick [[antenna (biology)|antenna]]e and yellowish forewing markings. Of these, the band across the midwing is not interrupted however, and the [[Anatomical terms of location#Proximal and distal|proximal]] lengthwise mark is a shorter triangle rather than a long streak.<ref name=UK/> After [[eclosion]] and some time thereafter, ''E. oliviella'' also has a pronounced purplish sheen which is far less conspicuous in ''E. sulphurella'' even if freshly eclosed.<ref name=UK/> Head and hind wings are black, whitish at the base of the upper edge. Antennae are black, with a white part before the tip.<ref>James Rennie [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZP5eAAAAcAAJ&dq=Dasycera+oliviella+length&pg=PA194 A Conspectus of the Butterflies and Moths found in Britain]</ref><ref name=Keys>[https://books.google.com/books?id=I9YUAAAAIAAJ&dq=Dasycera+oliviella+length&pg=PA790 Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR.: Lepidoptera. Part II]</ref>
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==Biology==
Adults are on the wing around June and July<ref name=UK/> (depending on locality) and are [[Diurnality|diurnal]], though they avoid the hot period around [[noon]].<ref name=UK/> The [[caterpillar]]s live under the bark of various deciduous and pine trees and feed on rotting wood,<ref name=UK/> especially of [[hazel]]s (''Corylus''), [[blackthorn]] (''Prunus spinosa''), [[oak]]s (''Quercus''), ''[[Picea]], [[Pinus]], [[Pyrus]], [[Robinia]], [[Ulmus]]'', etc.<ref name=Grabe>Grabe, Albert (1942) [http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ZOEV_27_0105-0109.pdf Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen &#91;"Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars" Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 {{in lang|de}}&#93;]</ref><ref name=UK/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.phegea.org/checklists/lepidoptera/Oecophoridae/Doliviella.htm |title=Lepidoptera of Belgium |access-date=2017-07-04 |archive-date=2018-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216145736/http://www.phegea.org/checklists/lepidoptera/Oecophoridae/Doliviella.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> They hibernate and complete development in spring.<ref name=Keys/>

[[File:28.020 BF650 Dasycera oliviella, larva (3626435194).jpg|thumb]]

==Bibliography==
*Bradley, J.D.Checklist of Lepidoptera Recorded from The British Isles, Second Edition (Revised) (2000)
*Emmet, A.M. (Ed.)A Field Guide to the Smaller British Lepidoptera (1988)
*Emmet, A.M., Langmaid, J.R. (Eds.)The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 4 (Part 1) (2002)


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{aut|[[Fauna Europaea]] (FE)}} (2009a): [http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=360612 ''Dasycera'']. Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2010-APR-27.
* {{aut|[[Fauna Europaea]] (FE)}} (2009b): [http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=360618 ''Esperia'']. Version 2.1, 2009-DEC-22. Retrieved 2010-APR-27.
* {{aut|Grabe, Albert}} (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. ''Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins'' '''27''': 105-109 [in German]. [http://www.biologiezentrum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ZOEV_27_0105-0109.pdf PDF fulltext]
* {{aut|Kimber, Ian}} [2010]: UKMoths &ndash; [http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=650 ''Esperia oliviella'']. Retrieved 2010-APR-27.
* {{aut|Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul}} (2004a): [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/butmoth/index.dsml Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species] &ndash; [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/butmoth/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=8015.0 ''Dasycera'']. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-APR-27.
* {{aut|Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul}} (2004b): [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/butmoth/index.dsml Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species] &ndash; [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/butmoth/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=10528.0 ''Esperia'']. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2010-APR-27.
* {{aut|Savela, Markku}} (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms &ndash; [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/oecophoridae/oecophorinae/esperia/index.html ''Esperia'']. Version of 2003-DEC-29 Retrieved 2010-APR-27.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Dasycera_Oliviella Lepiforum {{in lang|de}}]
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* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/checklists/lepidoptera/Oecophoridae/Doliviella.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 26 April 2024

Esperia oliviella
Esperia oliviella, upperside
Side view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Esperia
Species:
E. oliviella
Binomial name
Esperia oliviella
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dasycera oliviella (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Oecophora oliviella (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Tinea aemulella Hübner, 1796

Esperia oliviella is a species of gelechioid moth.

Taxonomy[edit]

In its superfamily, this species is placed in the genus Esperia within the subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). Some authors, in particular those that follow a "splitting" approach to gelechioidea systematics and taxonomy, recognize Dasycera as an independent genus. The present species is thus not infrequently listed as Dasycera oliviella; indeed, it is (under its junior synonym Tinea aemulella) the type species of Dasycera.[2][3]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

This species is present in most of Europe (Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, British Islands, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands) and the Near East.[4][3] It inhabits old-growth woodland.[5] Though not generally uncommon, at the periphery of its range it is a rare sight. For example, in the UK its only significant populations are in the south and southeast of England, the regions closest to the European continent.[5]

Description[edit]

The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).[5] At a casual glance, this species resembles its widespread relative E. sulphurella, being largely black, with a white band half-way across the thick antennae and yellowish forewing markings. Of these, the band across the midwing is not interrupted however, and the proximal lengthwise mark is a shorter triangle rather than a long streak.[5] After eclosion and some time thereafter, E. oliviella also has a pronounced purplish sheen which is far less conspicuous in E. sulphurella even if freshly eclosed.[5] Head and hind wings are black, whitish at the base of the upper edge. Antennae are black, with a white part before the tip.[6][7]

Biology[edit]

Adults are on the wing around June and July[5] (depending on locality) and are diurnal, though they avoid the hot period around noon.[5] The caterpillars live under the bark of various deciduous and pine trees and feed on rotting wood,[5] especially of hazels (Corylus), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), oaks (Quercus), Picea, Pinus, Pyrus, Robinia, Ulmus, etc.[1][5][8] They hibernate and complete development in spring.[7]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Bradley, J.D.Checklist of Lepidoptera Recorded from The British Isles, Second Edition (Revised) (2000)
  • Emmet, A.M. (Ed.)A Field Guide to the Smaller British Lepidoptera (1988)
  • Emmet, A.M., Langmaid, J.R. (Eds.)The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 4 (Part 1) (2002)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Grabe, Albert (1942) Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars" Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 (in German)]
  2. ^ Pitkin & Jenkins (2004) ): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
  3. ^ a b Savela, Markku: Funet - Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  4. ^ Fauna europaea)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kimber, Ian UK Moths
  6. ^ James Rennie A Conspectus of the Butterflies and Moths found in Britain
  7. ^ a b Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR.: Lepidoptera. Part II
  8. ^ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2017-07-04.

External links[edit]

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