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Sophronia semicostella

Synonyms: Palpula semicostella; Sophronia parenthesella; Tinea semicostella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Sophronia semicostella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Greece, Bulgaria and the islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. The larvae probably feed on Anthoxanthum odoratum.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Dungeness 7966 England, United Kingdom
Lower Derwent Valley 2263 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Anthoxanthum nipponicum (sweet vernalgrass)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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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