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Ptocheuusa abnormella

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Species of moth

Ptocheuusa abnormella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ptocheuusa
Species: P. abnormella
Binomial name
Ptocheuusa abnormella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis abnormella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Ptocheuusa abnormella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and southern Europe to the Ural Mountains.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on the inflorescence of Inula ensifolia.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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. Preview
  3. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) mentioned in the Romanian fauna for the first time
Taxon identifiers
Ptocheuusa abnormella


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