Ptocheuusa abnormella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Ptocheuusa |
| Species: | P. abnormella
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| Ptocheuusa abnormella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
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Ptocheuusa abnormella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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[edit]
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ 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
- ^ Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) mentioned in the Romanian fauna for the first time