Ptocheuusa inopella

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)
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.

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.

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