Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Psamathocrita | |
Psamathocrita osseella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Stainton in 1861. It is found in Sweden, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Ukraine and Russia.
The wingspan is 11-12 mm. The forewings are bone-coloured, with a faint ochreous tinge, and indistinctly clouded with greyish along the costa and hind margin. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare.
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