Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Euzophera | |
Similar Tephris cyriella, Merulempista cingillella, Gymnancyla canella | ||
Euzophera osseatella, the eggplant borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Treitschke in 1832. It is found in Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Israel and North Africa.
The wingspan is 22–30 mm.
The larvae feed on Potato, egg-plants tomato and pepper. Young larvae bore into the stem, down toward the root.
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