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Jasmine moth

Palpita vitrealis Rossi, 1794

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The jasmine moth (Palpita vitrealis) is a species in the family Crambidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the jasmine moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the jasmine moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the jasmine moth as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Germany

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the jasmine moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the jasmine moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyCrambidae
  6. genusPalpita
  7. SpeciesPalpita vitrealis Rossi, 1794

Synonyms Pyralis vitrealis

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • Olive-tree pearlEnglish
  • zavíječ průsvitnýCzech
  • Hvidt halvmølDanish
  • ÖlbaumzünslerGerman
  • Polilla del JazmínSpanish
  • jasmiinikoisaFinnish
  • Pyrale iriséeFrench
  • עש היסמיןHebrew
  • Hófehér tűzmolyHungarian
  • Piralide verde dell'olivo e del gelsominoItalian
  • hvit engmottNorwegian Bokmål
  • SatijnlichtmotDutch
  • kvit engmottNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Palpita przejrzystaPolish
  • Pálpita-do-JasmimPortuguese
  • Мотылёк стеклянныйRussian
  • vijačka olivováSlovak
  • vitt sydmottSwedish
  • Zeytin FidantırtılıTurkish
  • OlivenbaumzünslerGerman
  • Pyrale de l'olivierFrench
  • Pyrale du jasminFrench
  • Pyrale hyalineFrench
  • עשקש היסמיןHebrew

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jasmine moth

Other species in the same genus Palpita.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the jasmine moth an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the jasmine moth as introduced in 1 country: Germany, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the jasmine moth?

The jasmine moth (Palpita vitrealis) belongs to the family Crambidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jasmine moth (Palpita vitrealis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jasmine-moth

MLA

“Jasmine moth (Palpita vitrealis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jasmine-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{jasmine_moth_2026,
  title = {Jasmine moth (Palpita vitrealis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jasmine-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}