Phycitodes inquinatella

Phycitodes inquinatella is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia and Bulgaria),[2] the Canary Islands, Turkey and the Palestinian Territories.[1]

Phycitodes inquinatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Phycitodes[1]
Species:
P. inquinatella
Binomial name
Phycitodes inquinatella
(Ragonot, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Homoeosoma inquinatella Ragonot, 1887
  • Rotruda inquinatella amseli Roesler, 1965
  • Phycitodes inquinatella canariella Rebel, 1892
  • Homoeosoma exustella Ragonot, 1888
  • Homoeosoma aixella D. Lucas, 1938
  • Homoeosoma inquinatella ravonella Pierce, 1937

The wingspan is 15–18 millimetres (0.59–0.71 in).[3]

References
  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  2. "Phycitodes inquinatella (Ragonot, 1887)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. microlepidoptera.nl


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