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Euzophera osseatella

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Euzophera osseatella
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E. osseatella
Binomial name
Euzophera osseatella
(Treitschke, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Phycis osseatella Treitschke, 1832

Euzophera osseatella, the eggplant borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Treitschke in 1832. It is found in Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus,[2] Syria, Israel and North Africa.

The wingspan is 22–30 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Potato,[4] egg-plants[5] tomato and pepper. Young larvae bore into the stem, down toward the root.[6]

References

  1. ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ^ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  3. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". microlepidoptera.nl. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  4. ^ "Hants Moths". Hants Moths. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  5. ^ "Infestation Rates and Annual Generations of Euzophera osseatella Treit. (Lepid., Pyralidae) under Field Conditions in Alexandria Area". Onlinelibrary.wiley.com. 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  6. ^ "A Contribution to the Biology of the Eggplant Borer Euzophera osseatella Tr. (Pyralidae Lep.)" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-17.