Phycitodes saxicola

Phycitodes saxicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Phycitodes[1]
Species: P. saxicola
Binomial name
Phycitodes saxicola
(Vaughan, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Homoeosoma saxicola Vaughan, 1870
  • Homoeosoma comeella Amsel, 1961
  • Homoeosoma subbinaevella Ragonot, 1888
  • Homoeosoma vallettae Amsel, 1951
  • Rotruda saxicola teneriffella Roesler, 1965
  • Staudingeria griseopunctata D. Lucas, 1956

The Small Clouded Knot-horn (Phycitodes saxicola) is a species of snout moth. 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] Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.[4]

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

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
  4. ↑ UKmoths


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