Phycita diaphana
| Phycita diaphana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Phycita[1] |
| Species: | P. diaphana |
| Binomial name | |
| Phycita diaphana (Staudinger, 1870) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phycita diaphana is a species of snout moth. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Greece,[2] Iraq, Egypt, Réunion and Mauritius[3]
The wingspan is 23–26 mm[4] and their larvae feed on Euphorbiaceae (Ricinus communis).
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ www.afromoths.net
- ↑ lepiforum.de
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