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Ptocheuusa inopella

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Ptocheuusa inopella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Ptocheuusa
Species:
P. inopella
Binomial name
Ptocheuusa inopella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia inopella Zeller, 1839
  • Ptocheuusa amesella Chrétien, 1907

Ptocheuusa inopella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from France to Russia and from Denmark and Sweden to Austria and Hungary. It has also been recorded from Greece.

A flower of Inula dysenterica with some florets disturbed by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 8–9 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June and July to the beginning of August.[3]

The larvae feed on Helichrysum arenarium species (including Helichrysum arenarium) and Inula dysenterica. They feed on the flowers of their host plant. Larvae can be found in August.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Swedish Moths
  3. ^ lepiforum.de


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