Thiotricha subocellea

Thiotricha subocellea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula), China (Gansu, Shaanxi, Jilin) and Japan.

A sprig of Origanum vulgare bearing larval cases
Larva
Larval case

Thiotricha subocellea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Thiotricha
Species:
T. subocellea
Binomial name
Thiotricha subocellea
(Stephens, 1834)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis subocellea Stephens, 1834
  • Gelechia internella Lienig & Zeller, 1846
  • Anacampsis dissonella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia subocellella Morris, 1870

The wingspan is 10–11 mm.[2] Adults are whitish, marked with grey and black. They are on wing from July to August.[3]

The larvae mainly feed on Origanum vulgare, but occasionally also on other herbs. They feed on the seeds of their host plant from inside a case constructed from the calyxes. During growth, the larva attaches further calyxes.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.nl
  3. UKmoths


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