Isophrictis anthemidella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Isophrictis |
Species: | I. anthemidella
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Binomial name | |
Isophrictis anthemidella | |
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Isophrictis anthemidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe to the Caucasus and Central Asia.[2]
The wingspan is 11–13 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on Pyrethrum corymbosom, Achillea ptarmica and Anthemis tinctoria. On calcareous slopes, the larvae have also been found feeding on the flowers of Anthemis trotzkiana.