Phycitodes saxicola
| Phycitodes saxicola | |
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| 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 | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ UKmoths