Phycita poteriella

Phycita poteriella
Scientific 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. It has also been recorded from Israel and Yemen.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ricinus communis.

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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