Pogochaetia solitaria

Species of moth

Pogochaetia solitaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Pogochaetia
Species:
P. solitaria
Binomial name
Pogochaetia solitaria
Staudinger, 1880
Synonyms
  • Pogochaetia solitaria cabreretsi Povolný, 1981
  • Gelechia ocymoidella Walsingham, 1900

Pogochaetia solitaria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1880. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Turkey and northern Iran.[1][2]

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.[3]

The larvae feed on Saponaria ocymoides.[4]

Subspecies

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

References

  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 15 (2-3): 310 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Die Felssteppenrasen des Gitschtales - ein hot spot an Biodiversität beiSchmetterlingen in Kärnten


Taxon identifiers
Pogochaetia solitaria


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