Platyedra subcinerea | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Platyedra |
Species: | P. subcinerea
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Binomial name | |
Platyedra subcinerea (
Haworth, 1828)
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Synonyms | |
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Platyedra subcinerea, the mallow groundling or cotton stem moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe. [2] It is an in introduced species in North America, where it has been recorded from New England and California, and has also been introduced to New Zealand. [3] [4] The habitat consists of wet meadows, marshes and gardens.
The larvae feed on Parietaria officinalis, Urtica species, Althaea officinalis, Lavatera thuringiaca and Malva sylvestris. [6]
Platyedra subcinerea | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Platyedra |
Species: | P. subcinerea
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Binomial name | |
Platyedra subcinerea (
Haworth, 1828)
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Synonyms | |
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Platyedra subcinerea, the mallow groundling or cotton stem moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe. [2] It is an in introduced species in North America, where it has been recorded from New England and California, and has also been introduced to New Zealand. [3] [4] The habitat consists of wet meadows, marshes and gardens.
The larvae feed on Parietaria officinalis, Urtica species, Althaea officinalis, Lavatera thuringiaca and Malva sylvestris. [6]