Phycitodes saxicola

Phycitodes saxicola, the small clouded knot-horn, is a species of snout moth described by Vaughan in 1870.^[1] It is found in most of Europe (except Poland, Ukraine and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula),^[2] as well as Iran, Morocco and the Canary Islands.^[1]

Phycitodes saxicola
Phycitodes saxicola Moscow Oblast
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Phycitodes
Species:	P. saxicola
Binomial name
Phycitodes saxicola (Vaughan, 1870)
Synonyms
Homoeosoma saxicola Vaughan, 1870 Homoeosoma comeella Amsel, 1961 Homoeosoma subbinaevella Ragonot, 1888 Homoeosoma vallettae Amsel, 1951 Rotruda saxicola teneriffella Roesler, 1965 Staudingeria griseopunctata D. Lucas, 1956

The wingspan is 12–19 mm.^[3] It is very similar to other Phycitodes. Certain identification is by microscopic examination of the genitalia.^[4][5]

Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.^[6]

The larvae feed on the flower heads of various Asteraceae species, including Achillea millefolium, Senecio (such as Senecio jacobaea), Anthemis, Jasione and Tanacetum species.