Pima boisduvaliella
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Species of moth
| Pima boisduvaliella | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Pima |
| Species: | P. boisduvaliella
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| Binomial name | |
| Pima boisduvaliella (Guenee, 1845)
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Pima boisduvaliella is a species of snout moth.[1] It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula),[2] Asia, including Mongolia and Kazakhstan [3] and northern North America, including Alberta.[4]
The wingspan is 22–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[5]
The larvae feed on Anthyllis , Lotus , (including Lotus corniculatus ), Ononis , Astragalus and Lathyrus maritimus . They feed inside the pods of their host plants.
References
[edit ]- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012年02月17日.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Species Page at BOLD Barcoding Project
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ UKmoths
