Phycitodes maritima

Phycitodes maritima
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Phycitodes
Species:	P. maritima
Binomial name
	Phycitodes maritima; (Tengström, 1848)
Synonyms
	Phycidea nebulella var. maritima Tengström, 1848; Homoeosoma nimbella var. canuisella Ragonot, 1901; Homoeosoma carlinella Heinemann, 1865; Homoeosoma cretacella Rössler, 1866; Homoeosoma senecionis Vaughan, 1870;

Phycitodes maritima is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Lithuania, Ukraine and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It may also be absent from the Iberian Peninsula).^[1]

The wingspan is 19–24 millimetres (0.75–0.94 in).^[2]^[3] Adults are on wing from April to May and from June to August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium, Tanacetum vulgare and Senecio jacobaea.^[4]

References

^ "Phycitodes maritima (Tengstrom, 1848)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ microlepidoptera.nl
^ UKmoths
^ Lepidoptera of Belgium

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[1] "Phycitodes maritima (Tengstrom, 1848)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

[2] rolepidoptera.nl

[3] UKmoths

[4] Lepidoptera of Belgium

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