Pyroderces argyrogrammos, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Pyroderces argyrogrammos
MOTH INFO
Pyroderces argyrogrammos is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Pyroderces argyrogrammos
Cosmopteryx argyrogrammos (Zeller, 1847)
Pyroderces goldeggiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853)
Common name
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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
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