Phycita poteriella

Phycita poteriella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Phycitinae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Phycita
Species:
P. poteriella
Binomial name
Phycita poteriella
(Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx poteriella Zeller, 1846
  • Phycita kruegeri Turati, 1911
  • Phycita metzneri (Zeller, 1846)

Phycita poteriella is a species of snout moth. It is found in North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Italy, France, Hungary, Turkey, and Spain.[1] It has also been recorded from Israel[2] and Yemen.[3][4][5]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ricinus communis.[6]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Jonathan's Check-List of Israeli insects[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Afro Moths
  4. ^ Nuss, M.; Landry, B.; Mally, R.; Vegliante, F.; et al. (2024). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea". Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  5. ^ Gumhalter, D.; Kucinic, M. (2016). "Contribution to the knowledge of the Croatian Pyraloidea fauna" (PDF). Revista de lepidopterología. 49. Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  6. ^ Pests of the Castor Oil Plant in North Caucasus


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