Prochoreutis sehestediana
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Prochoreutis sestediana is a moth
of the Choreutidae
family. 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
.
The wingspan
is 9-12 mm and the silver dusting expands over more than half of the forewing. There are two generations per year, adults are on wing in May and from July to August. They fly during the day.
The larvae feed on Scutellaria galericulata
and Scutellaria minor.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Choreutidae
Choreutidae
Choreutidae, or "metalmark moths," are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order whose relationships have been long disputed. It was placed previously in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea in family Glyphipterigidae and in superfamily Sesioidea. It is now considered to represent its own superfamily...
family. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, China
China
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(Ningxia, Shaanxi), Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(Primorskiy kray, Ural, Evropeyskaya chast’, Kavkaz), Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(Hokkaido, Shikoku), Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
, Zakavkazye, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
and the Oriental Region
Oriental Region
Oriental is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. It is situated in north-eastern Morocco, bordering Algeria and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. It covers an area of 82,900 km² and has a population of 1,918,094...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
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is 9-12 mm and the silver dusting expands over more than half of the forewing. There are two generations per year, adults are on wing in May and from July to August. They fly during the day.
The larvae feed on Scutellaria galericulata
Scutellaria galericulata
Common Skullcap , also known as Marsh Skullcap or Hooded Skullcap, is a hardy perennial herb native to northern areas of the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe, Asia, and much of North America. It is a member of the mint family...
and Scutellaria minor.