Pima boisduvaliella
| Pima boisduvaliella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Pima[1] |
| Species: | P. boisduvaliella |
| Binomial name | |
| Pima boisduvaliella (Guenee, 1845) | |
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Pima boisduvaliella is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula),[2] Asia, including Mongolia and Kazakhstan[3] and northern North America, including Alberta.[4]
The wingspan is 22–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[5]
The larvae feed on Anthyllis, Lotus, (including Lotus corniculatus), Ononis, Astragalus and Lathyrus maritimus. They feed inside the pods of their host plants.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Species Page at BOLD Barcoding Project
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ UKmoths
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