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Pogochaetia solitaria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pogochaetia

Pogochaetia solitaria is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Staudinger in 1880. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Turkey and northern Iran.

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are blackish with reddish-grey scales and three to four large black dots. The hindwings are light grey.

The larvae feed on Saponaria ocymoides.

Subspecies

  • Pogochaetia solitaria solitaria (Greece, Turkey, northern Iran: Elburs mountains)
  • Pogochaetia solitaria ocymoidella (Walsingham, 1900) (Spain, southern France, Alps)

    • References

    Pogochaetia solitaria Wikipedia
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