Isophrictis anthemidella
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Isophrictis anthemidella (Wocke, 1871)[1]
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Isophrictis anthemidella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from most of Europe to the Caucasus and Central Asia.[2]
The wingspan is 11–13 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on Pyrethrum corymbosom, Achillea ptarmica and Anthemis tinctoria. On calcareous slopes, the larvae have also been found feeding on the flowers of Anthemis trotzkiana.
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ LOT Moths and Butterflies
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