Biology:Phycita poteriella

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Short description: Species of moth

Phycita poteriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Phycita[1]
Species:
P. poteriella
Binomial name
Phycita poteriella
(Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx poteriella Zeller, 1846
  • Phycita kruegeri Turati, 1911

Phycita poteriella is a species of snout moth. It is found in North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Italy and Spain .[2] It has also been recorded from Israel[3] and Yemen.[4]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ricinus communis.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2012-03-05. 
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Jonathan's Check-List of Israeli insects[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  4. ↑ Afro Moths
  5. ↑ Pests of the Castor Oil Plant in North Caucasus

Wikidata ☰ Q7188415 entry




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