Phycitodes albatella
| Phycitodes albatella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Phycitodes[1] |
| Species: | P. albatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Phycitodes albatella (Ragonot, 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phycitodes albatella is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Slovenia, Croatia and Ukraine),[2] Uzbekistan[1] and North America.[3]
The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[4] There are two generations per year with adults on wing from late May to mid June and again from July to September.
The larvae feed on Senecio, Crepis and Solidago species, as well as Sonchus arvensis. They initially live in the upper stem and leaf-axil of their host plant, but later on the flowers within a web. Larvae of the second generation hibernate within a cocoon. Pupation takes place in another cocoon.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ lepiforum.de
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium