Pogochaetia solitaria
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| Species: | P. solitaria
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| Pogochaetia solitaria Staudinger, 1880
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Pogochaetia solitaria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto 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)
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