Oxyptilus chrysodactyla

Oxyptilus chrysodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Great Britain, Ireland and Portugal.

Oxyptilus chrysodactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Oxyptilus
Species:	O. chrysodactyla
Binomial name
Oxyptilus chrysodactyla (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Alycita chrysodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Alucita chrysodactyla Pterophorus hieracii Zeller, 1841

The wingspan is 15–21 millimetres (0.59–0.83 in). Adults are brown.^[2]

Fig. 7 larva after final moult

The larvae feed on Hieracium umbellatum, Hieracium amplexicaule, Hieracium sabaudum and Picris hieracioides.^[3] They feed in the heart of their host plant and later spin the top-leaves together.^[4]