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Psamathocrita osseella

Synonyms: Gelechia osseella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Psamathocrita osseella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Stainton in 1861. It is found in Sweden, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Ukraine and Russia. The wingspan is 11-12 mm. The forewings are bone-coloured, with a faint ochreous tinge, and indistinctly clouded with greyish along the costa and hind margin. The hindwings are grey. The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Rönnerum-Abbantorp 1295 Sweden  

Prey / Diet

Origanum vulgare (oregano)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0