Alloclita francoeuriae
| Alloclita francoeuriae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Alloclita |
| Species: | A. francoeuriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Alloclita francoeuriae Walsingham, 1905 | |
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Alloclita delozona is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco).
The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have been recorded from the end of February to the beginning of April.
The larvae feed on Pulicaria. They bore the stem of their host plant in April. Later, they feed on the roots. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.
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