Pragmatodes fruticosella
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] | |
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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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