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Phycitodes saxicola

Synonyms: Homoeosoma saxicola (homotypic); Homoeosoma subbinaevella (heterotypic); Homoeosoma vallettae (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Small Clouded Knot-horn (Phycitodes saxicola) is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Poland, Ukraine and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula), as well as Iran, Morocco and the Canary Islands. The wingspan is 12–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year. The larvae feed on the flower heads of various Asteraceae species, including Achillea millefolium, Senecio (such as Senecio jacobaea), Anthemis, Jasione and Tanacetum species.
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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