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Apodia bifractella

Synonyms: Lita bifractella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Apodia bifractella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, as well as Turkey, the Caucasus and North Africa. The wingspan is 9–12 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on Pulicaria dysenterica, Inula conyzae and Aster tripolium. They feed within the seedheads of their host plant. Larvae can be found from October to April. They are shaped as Diptera larva and are translucent off-white with an off-white head. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place within the seedhead.
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Prey / Diet

Pulicaria dysenterica (Common Fleabane)[1]
Pulicaria vulgaris vulgaris[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