Phycitodes saxicola
| Phycitodes saxicola | |
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| Phycitodes saxicola Moscow Oblast | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Phycitodes |
| Species: | P. saxicola |
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| Phycitodes saxicola (Vaughan, 1870) | |
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Phycitodes saxicola, the small clouded knot-horn, is a species of snout moth described by Vaughan in 1870.[1] It is found in most of Europe (except Poland, Ukraine and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula),[2] as well as Iran, Morocco and the Canary Islands.[1]
The wingspan is 12–19 mm.[3] It is very similar to other Phycitodes. Certain identification is by microscopic examination of the genitalia.[4][5]
Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.[6]
The larvae feed on the flower heads of various Asteraceae species, including Achillea millefolium, Senecio (such as Senecio jacobaea), Anthemis, Jasione and Tanacetum species.
References
- ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 978-0-946589-08-1
- ^ lepiforum.de includes images
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ UKMoths