Pogochaetia solitaria explained

Pogochaetia solitaria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1880. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Turkey and northern Iran.^{[1] [2]}

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are blackish with reddish-grey scales and three to four large black dots. The hindwings are light grey.^[3]

The larvae feed on Saponaria ocymoides.^[4]

Subspecies

• Pogochaetia solitaria solitaria (Greece, Turkey, northern Iran: Elburs mountains)
• Pogochaetia solitaria ocymoidella (Walsingham, 1900) (Spain, southern France, Alps)

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/pogochaetia/ funet.fi
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151155/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437449 Fauna Europaea
3. https://archive.org/stream/trudyrusskagoent151879russ#page/310/mode/1up Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 15 (2-3): 310
4. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/Rudolfinum_2006_0255-0283.pdf Die Felssteppenrasen des Gitschtales - ein hot spot an Biodiversität beiSchmetterlingen in Kärnten