Porrittia imbecilla

Porrittia imbecilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Porrittia
Species:	P. imbecilla
Binomial name
	Porrittia imbecilla; (Meyrick, 1925)
Synonyms
	Alucita imbecillaMeyrick, 1925;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Porrittia imbecilla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.^[1] It is known from Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Yemen.^[2]

The larvae feed on Conyza dioscoridis .

References

↑ "Porrittia imbecilla - Wikispecies". Species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
↑ "Entomology - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History". Naturalhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

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[1] "Porrittia imbecilla - Wikispecies". Species.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

[2] "Entomology - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History". Naturalhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

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