Eratophyes is a genus of moths in the family Oecophoridae. It contains only one species, Eratophyes amasiella, which is found in Asia Minor, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.[1] It was first recorded in Belgium in 2004. The species was probably accidentally introduced in western Europe, most likely as a caterpillar or pupa, with logs.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Oecophorinae |
| Genus: | Eratophyes Diakonoff, 1975 |
| Species: | E. amasiella
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| Eratophyes amasiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
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The wingspan is 12.5–16 mm.[2][3] Adults are on wing from late April to June.[4]
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ "Eratophyes amasiella". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ Eratophyes amasiella (Herrich-Schaffer) comb. nov., a senior synonym of E. aleatrix Diakonoff (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae)
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