Prochoreutis sehestediana

Prochoreutis sehestediana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Prochoreutis
Species:	P. sehestediana
Binomial name
	Prochoreutis sehestediana; (Fabricius, 1776)
Synonyms
	Pyralis sehestediana Fabricius, 1777; Anthophila punctosa Haworth, 1811; Choreutis philonyma Meyrick, 1912; Choreutis phalaraspis Meyrick, 1923;

Prochoreutis sestediana is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in most of Europe, India, China (Ningxia, Shaanxi), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Russia (Primorskiy kray, Ural, Evropeyskaya chast’, Kavkaz), Japan (Hokkaido, Shikoku), Asia Minor, Zakavkazye, Syria and the Oriental region.[1]

The wingspan is 9–12 mm and the silver dusting expands over more than half of the forewing.The fore wings are rather wedge-shaped, with the tip obliquely truncate, brownish; the disc irrorated with minute coppery scales.The costa is dotted with white, the fringe is white, in front and behind dusky. The hind wings are ashy-brown, with an abbreviated whitish striga. There are two generations per year, adults are on wing in May and from July to August. They fly during the day.[2]

The larvae feed on Scutellaria galericulata and Scutellaria minor.

References

"Study on Chinese Acrolepiidae and Choreutidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
Henry Noel Humphreys with John Obadiah Westwood British Moths and Their Transformations. London: William Smith, 1843-1845. 2 Volumes. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

UKmoths Ian Kimber 2011

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[1] "Study on Chinese Acrolepiidae and Choreutidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

[2] Henry Noel Humphreys with John Obadiah Westwood British Moths and Their Transformations. London: William Smith, 1843-1845. 2 Volumes. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.