Ptocheuusa abnormella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and southern Europe to the Ural Mountains.[2]

Ptocheuusa abnormella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Ptocheuusa
Species:
P. abnormella
Binomial name
Ptocheuusa abnormella
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis abnormella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on the inflorescence of Inula ensifolia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. ^ Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) mentioned in the Romanian fauna for the first time