Phycitodes binaevella
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Phycitodes binaevella (Hubner, 1813)
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Phycitodes binaevella is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Portugal),[2] Asia Minor, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories.[1]
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]
The larvae feed on Cirsium vulgare, Carduus, Aster, Tanacetum vulgare and Artemisia vulgaris.[5] They feed inside the flowerheads of their host plant. The species overwinters as a fully grown larva. Pupation takes place in spring in a cocoon on the soil surface.[6]
References
- ^ a b "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ "Phycitodes binaevella (Hübner, 1813)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ Phycitodes at funet
- ^ Lot moths and butterflies