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Homoeosoma nebulella

Synonyms: Homoeosoma muscerdalis; Phalaena nebulella; Tinea nebulella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Homoeosoma nebulella, the Eurasian sunflower moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe, Russia, Anatolia, the Middle East and West Africa. The wingspan is 20–27 mm. The larvae feed on Asteraceae such as Cirsium vulgare, Senecio jacobaea, Tanacetum vulgare and Leucanthemum vulgare. They are a serious pest of the sunflower, Helianthus annuus, in eastern Europe and the Ukraine and a potential sunflower pest in France. The caterpillar is grey with a yellow-brown head and three longitudinal striped on the dorsal side.
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Prey / Diet

Carduus macrocephalus[1]
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle)[1]
Leucanthemum vulgare (oxeye daisy)[1]
Tanacetum bipinnatum bipinnatum (Tansy)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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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