''Agnoea subochreella'', the Straw-coloured Tubic, is a species of

gelechioid moth __NOTOC__ Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia'', "keeping to the ground") is the Taxonomic rank, superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. ...

in the family Lypusidae. This species was formerly in the genus ''Pseudatemelia''.

Taxonomy

Here, this species is placed within the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

Lypusinae Lypusinae is a subfamily of moths in the Lypusidae family. Taxonomy and systematics * ''Lypusa'' Zeller, 1852 * '' Paralypusa'' Lvovsky, 2012 The following genera are alternatively placed elsewhere: * ''Paratemelia'' Lvovsky, 2007 * ''Amphisbat ...

of the moth family Lypusidae.Funet - Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and some other life forms''
/ref> Recent research has shown that the genus Pseudatemelia is one of those close to '' Lypusa'', the type of the family Lypusidae. The genus Pseudatemelia has been dissolved, and the species previously assigned to it transferred to the genus

Agnoea ''Pseudatemelia'' is a genus of gelechioid moths. Taxonomy In the systematic layout used here, it is placed in the subfamily Amphisbatinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). Delimitation of Amphisbatinae versus the closely related Depr ...

. Consequently, ''Pseudatemelia subochreella'' has been assigned to the genus

, Lypusidae family, Gelechioidea superfamily.Lepiforum
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Distribution and habitat

This species is present in Europe, where it inhabits woodlands. At the periphery of its European range, it is not common; in the UK for example it is only found locally in southern England. It can also be found in the

Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...

and in North Africa.

Description

''Agnoea subochreella'' has a wingspan of about 17–20 mm. This moth is not conspicuously colored, even by the standards of its rather drab genus, being a ruddy ochraceous brown overall (hence the name subochreella), or more yellow-grey with darker hindwings. All wings are unmarked. UKMoths
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Biology

The adults fly from May to July depending on the location; they are mainly

nocturnal Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed sens ...

but are sometimes encountered flying around during the day. Its

caterpillar Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder Sym ...

s live inside a self-made case built from a folded piece of leaf, that is often attached to tree trunks or stones. Naturhistoriska risksmuseet
/ref> They eat dead and decaying leaves and similar plant remains, and probably also rotting wood. Grabe, Albert (1942)
Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"
Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q21238462 Lypusinae Moths of Europe Moths described in 1859