Dyspessa ulula, Crete - photo © Andreas Manz
Dyspessa ulula (Borkhausen, 1790)
MOTH INFO
Dyspessa ulula is a moth of the family Cossidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Dyspessa ulula (Borkhausen, 1790)
Phalaena ulula (Borkhausen, 1790)
Common name
Garlic Moth Borer
Classification
Superfamily: Cossoidea > Family: Cossidae > Subfamily: Cossinae > Genus: Dyspessa
Wingspan
19-25 mm
Habitat
Shrubland, fields.
Food plant
The larva is monophagous on Alliaceae (Allium roseum, Allium ampeloprasum, Allium neapolitanum, Allium sativum) and bores into the bulb.
Flight period
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