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Euzophera osseatella

Euzophera osseatella, the eggplant borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1832. It is found in Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Israel and North Africa.

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Euzophera osseatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Euzophera
Species:
E. osseatella
Binomial name
Euzophera osseatella
(Treitschke, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Phycis osseatella Treitschke, 1832

Euzophera osseatella, the eggplant borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1832. It is found in Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus,1 Syria, Israel and North Africa.

The wingspan is 22–30 mm.2

The larvae feed on potato,3 eggplant4 tomato and pepper. Young larvae bore into the stem, down toward the root.5

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References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  3. "Hants Moths". Hants Moths. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  4. El-Sherif, S. I. (2009-08-26). "Infestation Rates and Annual Generations of Euzophera osseatella Treit. (Lepid., Pyralidae) under Field Conditions in Alexandria Area". Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie. 69 (1–4): 37–43. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0418.1971.tb03179.x.
  5. "A Contribution to the Biology of the Eggplant Borer Euzophera osseatella Tr. (Pyralidae Lep.)" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-17.