- Source: Phycita diaphana
Phycita diaphana is a species of snout moth. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Yemen, Western Sahara and Israel.
Description
The wingspan is 23–26 mm.
Biology
Phycita diaphana is a common, invasive pest of Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) throughout the Mediterranean region. In addition to R. communis, Ph. diaphana
larvae are also found feeding on Populus euphranica Oliv. (Salicaceae) and Chrozophora tintoria (L.) (= verbascifolia (Willd.)) (Euphorbiaceae). Yelicones iranus (Fischer, 1963) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae) has been reported as a parasitoid of caterpillars of Phycita diaphana in Israel.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar ngengat Taiwan
- Phycita diaphana
- Phycita
- List of Lepidoptera of Greece
- List of Lepidoptera of Malta
- List of Lepidoptera of the Canary Islands
- List of Lepidoptera of Croatia
- List of moths of the Iberian Peninsula (P–Z)
- List of Lepidoptera of Bulgaria
- List of Lepidoptera of North Macedonia
- List of moths of Mauritius
