Wine moth
Oinophila v-flava (Haworth, 1828)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The wine moth (Oinophila v-flava) is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the wine moth
- 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 wine moth live?
Not recorded
Is the wine 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 wine moth classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyTineidae
- genusOinophila
- SpeciesOinophila v-flava (Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms Elachista flavofasciella, Gracillaria v-flava, Oenophila v-flavum
Other names and names in other languages (12)
- Yellow v mothEnglish
- sklepníček korkovýCzech
- Gwyfyn V FelenWelsh
- WeinmotteGerman
- dugómolyHungarian
- WijnmotDutch
- piwniczak korkowiecPolish
- moľa sudováSlovak
- murlavsmalSwedish
- Gwyfynod V FelenWelsh
- WijnkeldermotDutch
- v-tecknad malSwedish
Relatives of the wine moth
Other species in the same genus Oinophila.
CompareWine moth vs Oinophila argyrosporaWine moth vs Oinophila nesiotesWine moth vs Oinophila xanthorrhabda
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the wine moth?
The wine moth (Oinophila v-flava) belongs to the family Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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