Phycita poteriella is a species of snout moth. It is found in North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Italy and Spain.[2] It has also been recorded from Israel[3] and Yemen.[4]
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| Species: | P. poteriella
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| Phycita poteriella (Zeller, 1846)
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Ricinus communis.[5]
References
edit- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Jonathan's Check-List of Israeli insects[permanent dead link]
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Pests of the Castor Oil Plant in North Caucasus
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