Ptocheuusa abnormella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Ptocheuusa
Species:
P. abnormella
Binomial name
Ptocheuusa abnormella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis abnormella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Ptocheuusa abnormella, the Light Fleabane Neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from central and southern Europe to the Ural Mountains.[2]

The wingspan is 13-15 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark grey-yellowish with white stripes along the veins and the outer margin. The hindwings are greyish. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on the inflorescence of Inula ensifolia.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. ^ Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) mentioned in the Romanian fauna for the first time
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