Phycitodes binaevella is a species of snout moth described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in most of Europe (except Portugal),[1] Asia Minor, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories.[2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Phycitodes |
Species: | P. binaevella
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Binomial name | |
Phycitodes binaevella (Hübner, 1813)
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The wingspan is 18–27 millimetres (0.71–1.06 in).[3] There is one generation with adults on wing from July to August.[4]
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The larvae feed on Cirsium vulgare, Carduus, Aster, Tanacetum vulgare and Artemisia vulgaris.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Phycitodes binaevella (Hübner, 1813)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ UKMoths
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Phycitodes Hampson, 1917". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ Lot moths and butterflies