Prochoreutis sehestediana

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Prochoreutis sehestediana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Prochoreutis
Species:
P. sehestediana
Binomial name
Prochoreutis sehestediana
(Fabricius, 1776) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis sehestedianaFabricius, 1777
  • Anthophila punctosaHaworth, 1811
  • Choreutis philonymaMeyrick, 1912
  • Choreutis phalaraspisMeyrick, 1923

Prochoreutis sestediana, also knowns as the silver-dot metal-mark is a moth of the family Choreutidae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1776 from a specimen found in Kiel, Germany. [2]

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Destription

The wingspan is 9–12 mm and the forewings have silver dusting which expands over more than half of the forewing. The fore wings are rather wedge-shaped, with the tip obliquely truncate, brownish; the disc irrorated with minute coppery scales. The costa are dotted with white, the fringe is white, in front and behind dusky. The hind wings are ashy-brown, with an abbreviated whitish striga. There are two generations per year, adults are on wing in May and from July to August. They fly during the day. [3] [4]

The larvae initially mine the leaves of common skullcap ( Scutellaria galericulata ) and lesser skullcap ( Scutellaria minor ), later living in a silken web and feeding externally on the leaves. [4] [5]

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe, India, China (Ningxia, Shaanxi), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Russia (Primorskiy kray, Ural, Evropeyskaya chast’, Kavkaz), Japan (Hokkaido, Shikoku), Asia Minor, Zakavkazye, Syria and the Oriental region. [6]

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References

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  2. Pelham-Clinton, E C (1985). Heath, John; Emmet, A Maitland (eds.). Choreutidae. In The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 2. Colchester: Harley Books. p. 394. ISBN   0-946589-19-4.
  3. Henry Noel Humphreys with John Obadiah Westwood British Moths and Their Transformations. London: William Smith, 1843-1845. 2 Volumes.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. 1 2 Kimber, Ian. "Prochoreutis sehestediana (Fabricius, [1777])". UKmoths. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. Ellis, W N. "Prochoreutis sehestediana (Fabricius, 1775) silver-dot metal-mark". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. "Study on Chinese Acrolepiidae and Choreutidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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