Psamathocrita osseella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1861.[1] It is found in Sweden, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Ukraine and Russia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Psamathocrita |
| Species: | P. osseella
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| Psamathocrita osseella (Stainton, 1861)
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The wingspan is 11–12 mm.[2] The forewings are bone-coloured, with a faint ochreous tinge, and indistinctly clouded with greyish along the costa and hind margin. The hindwings are grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare.[4]
References
edit- ^ funet.fi
- ^ Svenska fjärilar
- ^ Ent. Annual 1861 : 87
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- ^ Hants Moths
