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.

[2] 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.

This article on a moth of the family Pterophoridae is a stub.

Fig. 7 larva after final moult