Kingdom Animalia Family Pyralidae Genus Phycitodes Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
Similar Phycitodes, Phycitodes lacteella, Acrobasis mara, Pempelia palumbella, Pima boisduvaliella | ||
The Small Clouded Knot-horn (Phycitodes saxicola) is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Poland, Ukraine and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula), as well as Iran, Morocco and the Canary Islands.
The wingspan is 12–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the flower heads of various Asteraceae species, including Achillea millefolium, Senecio (such as Senecio jacobaea), Anthemis, Jasione and Tanacetum species.
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