Pragmatodes fruticosella

Pragmatodes fruticosella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pragmatodes
Species:
P. fruticosella
Binomial name
Pragmatodes fruticosella
Synonyms
  • Phragmatodes fruticosella

Pragmatodes fruticosella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 6.5–7.5 mm. The forewings are dirty stone-whitish, dusted with fuscous. The hindwings are grey.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March and in May.

The larvae feed on Rubia fruticosa and Plocama pendula. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

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