Pyroderces argyrogrammos, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Pyroderces argyrogrammos, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Pyroderces argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)

MOTH INFO

Pyroderces argyrogrammos is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Pyroderces argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)

Cosmopteryx argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)

Pyroderces goldeggiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853)

Common name
Classification

Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Cosmopterigidae > Subfamily: Cosmopteriginae > Genus: Pyroderces

Wingspan

11-17 mm

Habitat

Dry meadows, coastal areas.

Food plant

The larva is oligophagous on Compositae (Centaurea calcitrapa, Carlina corymbosa, Carlina gummifera, Scolymus hispanicus, Cynara, Centaurea, Carthamus, Cirsium, etc) and feeds on the developing seeds.

Flight period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Links

Lepiforum e.V.

Lepidoptera Mundi

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