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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pragmatodes fruticosella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.
Pragmatodes fruticosella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Pragmatodes |
Species: | P. fruticosella |
Binomial name | |
Pragmatodes fruticosella Walsingham, 1908[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 6.5–7.5 mm. The forewings are dirty stone-whitish, dusted with fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March and in May.
The larvae feed on Rubia fruticosa and Plocama pendula. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
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