Biology:Psoricoptera speciosella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Psoricoptera speciosella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Psoricoptera |
| Species: | P. speciosella
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| Binomial name | |
| Psoricoptera speciosella Teich, 1892[1]
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Psoricoptera speciosella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae first described by Karl August Teich in 1892. It is found from northern and central Europe south to France , northern Italy and Romania. It is also found in the European part of Russia , Siberia, the Russian Far East and Japan .[2]
The wingspan is 17–21 mm. Adults are on wing from March to August.
The larvae feed on Salix species, including S. caprea.[3]
References
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- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Psoricoptera speciosella Teich, 1893". European Butterflies and Moths.
Wikidata ☰ Q14194373 entry
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