Phycitodes_saxicola

<i>Phycitodes saxicola</i>

Phycitodes saxicola

Species of moth

Phycitodes saxicola, the small clouded knot-horn, is a species of snout moth described by Vaughan in 1870.[1] It is found in most of Europe (except Poland, Ukraine and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula),[2] as well as Iran, Morocco and the Canary Islands.[1]

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The wingspan is 12–19 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feed on the flower heads of various Asteraceae species, including Achillea millefolium, Senecio (such as Senecio jacobaea), Anthemis, Jasione and Tanacetum species.

References

  1. [1]
    "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Fauna Europaea
  3. [3]
    microlepidoptera.nl
  4. [4]
    UKMoths


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