Pyla fusca is a snout moth of the subfamily Phycitinae and inhabits the Holarctic. It is distinct from the other species of the genus Pyla, which are only found in North America, and has been proposed for separation in a monotypic genus Matilella. Considering the insufficient knowledge of Phycitinae, this may be warranted, and eventually relatives of this specimens might be discovered in the Old World, or it might turn out to be a cryptic species complex. On the other hand, its separation might render Pyla paraphyletic, in which case it would not be warranted. More research is required to resolve this question.
The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The moths are on wing from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Erica and Vaccinium species.
Pylafusca is a snout moth of the subfamily Phycitinae and inhabits the Holarctic. It is distinct from the other species of the genus Pyla, which are only...
collected, being attracted to the pheromones of a female specimen of Pylafusca. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bryotropha phycitiniphila. Wikispecies...
resident Lepidoptera species of Svalbard, alongside Apamea exulis and Pylafusca.: 131 A male specimen was collected from the Altai Mountains in Russia...
flammealis Lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella) Bee moth (Aphomia sociella) Pylafusca Etiella zinckenella – one on 20 July 1996 on St Agnes was the fourth for...
introduced to the English Midlands: 6 Cyprus fox V. v. indutus Miller 1907 Cape Pyla, Cyprus Yakutsk fox V. v. jakutensis Ognev 1923 This subspecies is large...
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