Euzophera osseatella

Euzophera osseatella, the eggplant borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Georg Friedrich 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.

Euzophera osseatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Euzophera[1]
Species:	E. osseatella
Binomial name
Euzophera osseatella (Treitschke, 1832)
Synonyms
Phycis osseatella Treitschke, 1832

The wingspan is 22–30 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on potato,[4] eggplant[5] tomato and pepper. Young larvae bore into the stem, down toward the root.[6]

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
2. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
3. "microlepidoptera.nl". microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
4. "Hants Moths". Hants Moths. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
5. El-Sherif, S. I. (2009-08-26). "Infestation Rates and Annual Generations of Euzophera osseatella Treit. (Lepid., Pyralidae) under Field Conditions in Alexandria Area". Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie. 69 (1–4): 37–43. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0418.1971.tb03179.x.
6. "A Contribution to the Biology of the Eggplant Borer Euzophera osseatella Tr. (Pyralidae Lep.)" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-17.