Euzophera osseatella explained

Euzophera osseatella, the eggplant borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1832. It is found in Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus,^[1] Syria, Israel and North Africa.

The wingspan is 22–30 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on potato,^[3] eggplant^[4] tomato and pepper. Young larvae bore into the stem, down toward the root.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fauna Europaea . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220211/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=441961 . dead . March 3, 2016 . Faunaeur.org . 2012-01-17.
2. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . microlepidoptera.nl . 2012-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921171613/http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=430490&p=1 . 2012-09-21 . dead .
3. Web site: Hants Moths . Hants Moths . 2012-01-17.
4. Infestation Rates and Annual Generations of Euzophera osseatella Treit. (Lepid., Pyralidae) under Field Conditions in Alexandria Area . 2009-08-26 . 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1971.tb03179.x . 69 . 1–4 . Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie . 37–43. El-Sherif. S. I..
5. Web site: A Contribution to the Biology of the Eggplant Borer Euzophera osseatella Tr. (Pyralidae Lep.) . 2012-01-17.