Phycitodes binaevella

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Phycitodes binaevella

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Phycitodes
Species:	P. binaevella
Binomial name
*Phycitodes binaevella* (Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
Tinea binaevella Hübner, 1813 Rotruda binaevella iranella Roesler, 1965 Homoeosoma binaevella var. petrella Herrich-Schäffer, 1849 Homoeosoma binaevella siciliella Zerny, 1914 Homoeosoma binaevella var. unitella Staudinger, 1879 Ephestia coarctella Ragonot, 1887 Homoeosoma binaevella var. ciliciella Caradja, 1910 Homoeosoma pinguinella Zerny, 1934

Phycitodes binaevella is a species of snout moth described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in most of Europe (except Portugal),^[1] Asia Minor, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories.^[2]

The wingspan is 18–27 millimetres (0.71–1.06 in).^[3] The forewings are distinctly dilated, pale brownish-ochreous, costal half suffused with white, with a few dark fuscous scales; first line indicated by a straight oblique series of three large dark fuscous dots ; second pale, obscurely dark-edged ; two large dark fuscous transversely placed discal dots. The hindwings arenlight fuscous. The larva is pale green; dorsal and subdorsal lines pink ; spiracular pink, interrupted ; head reddish-brown ; plate of 2 posteriorly brownish: in flower-heads of .Cardwus lanceolatus.^[4]^[5]^[6] ^[7]

There is one generation with adults on wing from July to August.^[8]

The larvae feed on Cirsium vulgare, Carduus, Aster, Tanacetum vulgare and Artemisia vulgaris.^[9]^[10]

References

^ "Phycitodes binaevella (Hübner, 1813)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
^ microlepidoptera.nl
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN: 9780955108648
^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 10: 0946589089 ISBN 13: 9780946589081
^ UKMoths
^ Savela, Markku. "Phycitodes Hampson, 1917". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^ Lot moths and butterflies

Taxon identifiers
Phycitodes binaevella	Wikidata: Q7188421 BioLib: 50441 BOLD: 197861 CoL: 4GYMD EoL: 955590 EUNIS: 305521 Fauna Europaea: 441845 Fauna Europaea (new): 2ed2a8d8-8b71-4c0a-8ca5-2c669757db0d GBIF: 1875918 iNaturalist: 367043 IRMNG: 11307855 LepIndex: 12421 LoB: 4480 MaBENA: PhyciBinae NBN: NHMSYS0021143674 NCBI: 1101032

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