Ptocheuusa inopella
| Ptocheuusa inopella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Ptocheuusa |
| Species: | P. inopella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptocheuusa inopella (Zeller, 1839)[1] | |
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Ptocheuusa inopella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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
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.