Pogochaetia solitaria
| Pogochaetia solitaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Pogochaetia |
| Species: | P. solitaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Pogochaetia solitaria Staudinger, 1880 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pogochaetia solitaria is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Staudinger in 1880. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Turkey and northern Iran.[1][2]
The wingspan is 15-17 mm. The forewings are blackish with reddish-grey scales and three to four large black dots. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Saponaria ocymoides.[4]
Subspecies
- Pogochaetia solitaria solitaria (Greece, Turkey, northern Iran: Elburs mountains)
- Pogochaetia solitaria ocymoidella (Walsingham, 1900) (Spain, southern France, Alps)
References
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