Salebriopsis is a monotypic snout moth genus erected by Hans-Joachim Hannemann in 1965.[1] Its single species, Salebriopsis albicilla, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1849. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Tribe: | Phycitini |
| Genus: | Salebriopsis Hannemann, 1965 |
| Species: | S. albicilla
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| Salebriopsis albicilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849)
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The wingspan is 19–21 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on Salix species, Tilia cordata,[5] Corylus and Alnus glutinosa. They feed between rolled leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ Fauna Europaea[dead link]
- ^ Microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "62.008 BF1446 Salebriopsis albicilla (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849)". UKMoths. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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