Ephysteris promptella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Ephysteris promptella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)

MOTH INFO

Ephysteris promptella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Ephysteris promptella (Staudinger, 1859)

Synonyms

Gelechia (Lita) promptella (Staudinger, 1859)

Tinea despectella (Walker, 1863)

Gelechia petiginella (Mann, 1867)

Doryphora parvula (Staudinger, 1879)

Aristotelia cacomicra (Walsingham, 1908)

Ephysteris chersaea (Meyrick, 1908)

Ephysteris oschophora (Meyrick, 1910)

Phthorimaea dispensata (Meyrick, 1921)

Phthorimaea fanatica (Meyrick, 1921)

Metzneria xanthorhabda (Gozmány, 1951)

Common name

Ratoon shootborer

Classification

Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Gnorimoschemini > Genus: Ephysteris

Wingspan

8-10 mm

Habitat

Warm areas with crops and fields where the larval food plants exist.

Food plant

The oligophagous larva bores into the stems of Poaceae (Andropogon, Oryza, Panicum, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum, Stipa, Triticum, Zea mays).

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

*based on a few observations on the island

Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Plant Parasites of Europe

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