Species: Translucent Pearl (Paratalanta hyalinalis)
Norwegian name: Knoppurtengmott
Host plants: Filtkongslys (Verbascum thapsus), Kongslysslekta (Verbascum), Mørkknoppurt (Centaurea nigra), Nesleslekta (Urtica)
Confusion species: Lesser Pearl (Sitochroa verticalis)
Norwegian Red List (2021): Near Threatened
Systematics :
Kingdom | Animals (Animalia) | ||||||||
Phylum | Articulate animals (Arthropoda) | ||||||||
Klasse | Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||
Order | Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) | ||||||||
Group | Micro-moths («Micro-heterocera») | ||||||||
Family | Snout moths (Pyralidae) | ||||||||
Subfamily | Pyraustinae | ||||||||
Genus | Paratalanta | ||||||||
Species | Translucent Pearl (Paratalanta hyalinalis) |