Pyncostola bohemiella

Pyncostola bohemiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and southern Europe to the Ural Mountains.[2] It is also found in North Africa, where it has been recorded from Tunisia.[3]

Pyncostola bohemiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Pyncostola
Species:
P. bohemiella
Binomial name
Pyncostola bohemiella
(Nickerl, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cleodora bohemiella Nickerl, 1864
  • Paltodora bohemiella var. tunesiella Chrétien, 1915
  • Megacraspedus jablonkayi Gozmány, 1954

The forewings are yellow and the hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the roots of Achillea millefolium.[4]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. funet.fi
  4. lepiforum.de



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