Ptocheuusa inopella

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Ptocheuusa inopella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ptocheuusa
Species:
P. inopella
Binomial name
Ptocheuusa inopella
(Zeller, 1839) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia inopellaZeller, 1839
  • Ptocheuusa amesellaChrétien, 1907

Ptocheuusa inopella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from France to Russia and from Denmark and Sweden to Austria and Hungary. It has also been recorded from Greece.

A flower of Inula dysenterica with some florets disturbed by larva Ptocheuusa inopella a flower of Pulicaria dysenterica with some florets disturbd by larva.JPG
A flower of Inula dysenterica with some florets disturbed by larva
Larva Ptocheuusa inopella larva.JPG
Larva

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from June and July to the beginning of August. [3]

The larvae feed on Helichrysum arenarium species (including Helichrysum arenarium ) and Inula dysenterica . They feed on the flowers of their host plant. Larvae can be found in August.

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