Prochoreutis sehestediana
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Genus: | Prochoreutis |
| Species: | P. sehestediana
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Prochoreutis sestediana, also knowns as the silver-dot metal-mark is a moth of the family Choreutidae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1776 from a specimen found in Kiel, Germany.[2]
Destription[edit]
The wingspan is 9–12 mm and the forewings have silver dusting which 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 are 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.[3][4]
The larvae initially mine the leaves of common skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata) and lesser skullcap (Scutellaria minor), later living in a silken web and feeding externally on the leaves.[4][5]
Distribution[edit]
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.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Prochoreutis sehestediana (Fabricius, 1776)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Pelham-Clinton, E C (1985). Heath, John; Emmet, A Maitland (eds.). Choreutidae. In The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 2. Colchester: Harley Books. p. 394. ISBN 0-946589-19-4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Kimber, Ian. "Prochoreutis sehestediana (Fabricius, [1777])". UKmoths. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Prochoreutis sehestediana (Fabricius, 1775) silver-dot metal-mark". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Study on Chinese Acrolepiidae and Choreutidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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