Phycita torrenti

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Phycita torrenti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Phycita
Species:
P. torrenti
Binomial name
Phycita torrenti
Agenjo, 1962

Phycita torrenti is a species of snout moth. [1] It is found in Spain and Portugal. [2]

The larvae feed on Quercus ilex . [3]

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References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Phycita torrenti sp. nov., a new lepidopterous pest of Quercus ilex in Spain