Ptocheuusa abnormella
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Ptocheuusa |
| Species: | P. abnormella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptocheuusa abnormella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1] | |
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Ptocheuusa abnormella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and southern Europe to the Ural Mountains.[2]
The wingspan is 13–15 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on the inflorescence of Inula ensifolia.[3]
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ^ Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) mentioned in the Romanian fauna for the first time