Phycitodes saxicola

Phycitodes saxicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Phycitodes[1]
Species: P. saxicola
Binomial name
Phycitodes saxicola
(Vaughan, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Homoeosoma saxicola Vaughan, 1870
  • Homoeosoma comeella Amsel, 1961
  • Homoeosoma subbinaevella Ragonot, 1888
  • Homoeosoma vallettae Amsel, 1951
  • Rotruda saxicola teneriffella Roesler, 1965
  • Staudingeria griseopunctata D. Lucas, 1956

The Small Clouded Knot-horn (Phycitodes saxicola) is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Poland, Ukraine and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula),[2] as well as Iran, Morocco and the Canary Islands.[1]

The wingspan is 12–19 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feed on the flower heads of various Asteraceae species, including Achillea millefolium, Senecio (such as Senecio jacobaea), Anthemis, Jasione and Tanacetum species.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. microlepidoptera.nl
  4. UKmoths