Thiotricha subocellea
| Thiotricha subocellea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Thiotricha |
| Species: | T. subocellea |
| Binomial name | |
| Thiotricha subocellea (Stephens, 1834)[1] | |
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Thiotricha subocellea is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
A sprig of Origanum vulgare bearing larval cases
Larva
Larval case
The wingspan is 10–11 mm.[2] Adults are whitish, marked with grey and black. They are on wing from July to August.[3]
The larvae mainly feed on Origanum vulgare, but occasionally also on other herbs. They feed on the seeds of their host plant from inside a case constructed from the calyxes. During growth, the larva attaches further calyxes.