Ptocheuusa inopella

Ptocheuusa inopella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Ptocheuusa
Species:	P. inopella
Binomial name
	Ptocheuusa inopella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Gelechia inopella Zeller, 1839; Ptocheuusa amesella Chrétien, 1907;

Ptocheuusa inopella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from France to Russia and from Denmark and Sweden to Austria and Hungary. It has also been recorded from Greece.

A flower of Inula dysenterica with some florets disturbed by larva

Larva

The wingspan is 8–9 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from June and July to the beginning of August.^[3]

The larvae feed on Helichrysum arenarium species (including Helichrysum arenarium) and Inula dysenterica. They feed on the flowers of their host plant. Larvae can be found in August.

References

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