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Light streak

Pleurota bicostella (Clerck, 1761)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The light streak (Pleurota bicostella) is a species in the family Oecophoridae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the light streak

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 light streak live?

Not recorded

Is the light streak 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 light streak classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyOecophoridae
  6. genusPleurota
  7. SpeciesPleurota bicostella (Clerck, 1761)

Synonyms Palpula bicostella, Phalaena bicostella, Pleurota adscriptella, Pleurota aragonella, Pleurota bipunctella, Pleurota caliginella, Tinea bicostella

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • krásněnka dvoulemáCzech
  • LyngprydvingeDanish
  • kanervakärsäkoiFinnish
  • csarabos csíkosmolyHungarian
  • Baltakraštė pleurotaLithuanian
  • GemsmotDutch
  • zdobka vresováSlovak
  • palpljungmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the light streak

Other species in the same genus Pleurota.

CompareLight streak vs Southern streakLight streak vs Pleurota acutellaLight streak vs Pleurota agadirensisLight streak vs Pleurota albarracina

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the light streak?

The light streak (Pleurota bicostella) belongs to the family Oecophoridae 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). Light streak (Pleurota bicostella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/light-streak

MLA

“Light streak (Pleurota bicostella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/light-streak.

BibTeX
@misc{light_streak_2026,
  title = {Light streak (Pleurota bicostella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/light-streak},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}