Kingdom Animalia Family Gelechiidae Genus Apodia Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Aristotelia ericinella, Bryotropha affinis, Bryotropha similis, Aproaerema anthyllidella | ||
Apodia bifractella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, as well as Turkey, the Caucasus and North Africa.
The wingspan is 9–12 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Pulicaria dysenterica, Inula conyzae and Aster tripolium. They feed within the seedheads of their host plant. Larvae can be found from October to April. They are shaped as Diptera larva and are translucent off-white with an off-white head. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place within the seedhead.
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