Phycitodes binaevella

Phycitodes binaevella is a species of snout moth described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in most of Europe (except Portugal),[1] Asia Minor, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories.[2]

Phycitodes binaevella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Phycitodes
Species:
P. binaevella
Binomial name
Phycitodes binaevella
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Tinea binaevella Hübner, 1813
  • Rotruda binaevella iranella Roesler, 1965
  • Homoeosoma binaevella var. petrella Herrich-Schäffer, 1849
  • Homoeosoma binaevella siciliella Zerny, 1914
  • Homoeosoma binaevella var. unitella Staudinger, 1879
  • Ephestia coarctella Ragonot, 1887
  • Homoeosoma binaevella var. ciliciella Caradja, 1910
  • Homoeosoma pinguinella Zerny, 1934

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
  1. "Phycitodes binaevella (Hübner, 1813)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  3. microlepidoptera.nl
  4. UKMoths
  5. Savela, Markku. "Phycitodes Hampson, 1917". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  6. Lot moths and butterflies


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