Pogochaetia solitaria

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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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)

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