Pima boisduvaliella | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Pima |
Species: | P. boisduvaliella |
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Pima boisduvaliella (Guenee, 1845) | |
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Pima boisduvaliella is a species of snout moth. [1] It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula), [2] Asia, including Mongolia and Kazakhstan [3] and northern North America, including Alberta. [4]
The wingspan is 22–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. [5]
The larvae feed on Anthyllis , Lotus , (including Lotus corniculatus ), Ononis , Astragalus and Lathyrus maritimus . They feed inside the pods of their host plants.