Pexicopia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Pexicopia Common, 1958 |
Species: | P. malvella |
Binomial name | |
Pexicopia malvella Hübner, 1805 |
Pexicopia is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae, it consists of only one species, the Hollyhock Seed Moth (Pexicopia malvella), which is found in Europe.
The moths are on wing from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Althaea officinalis.