Prochoreutis sehestediana

Prochoreutis sehestediana
Prochoreutis sehestediana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Prochoreutis
Species: P. sehestediana
Binomial name
Prochoreutis sehestediana
(Fabricius, 1776)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis sehestediana Fabricius, 1777
  • Anthophila punctosa Haworth, 1811
  • Choreutis philonyma Meyrick, 1912
  • Choreutis phalaraspis Meyrick, 1923

Prochoreutis sestediana is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is found in most of Europe, India, China (Ningxia, Shaanxi), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Russia (Primorskiy kray, Ural, Evropeyskaya chast’, Kavkaz), Japan (Hokkaido, Shikoku), Asia Minor, Zakavkazye, Syria and the Oriental Region.[1]

Prochoreutis sehestediana1.jpg

The wingspan is 9-12 mm and the silver dusting expands over more than half of the forewing. There are two generations per year, adults are on wing in May and from July to August. They fly during the day.

The larvae feed on Scutellaria galericulata and Scutellaria minor.

References

  1. ^ Study on Chinese Acrolepiidae and Choreutidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)

External links

Stub icon This article on a moth of the Choreutidae family is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.