Ephysteris promptella, the ratoon shootborer, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is a pantropical species, found in the warmer parts of the Old World tropics to Australia. It is widely distributed in southern Europe (ranging to Slovakia in the north).[2]
The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[3] Adults are greyish brown. Males are smaller and have black dots, while females have white flecks.[4]
The larvae feed on Andropogon, Oryza, Panicum, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum, Stipa, Triticum and Zea mays. They bore the shoots of their host plant.[5] Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 5 mm.[6] Pupation takes place in a cocoon covered in frass which is made in debris on the soil surface.
Ephysteris promptella, the ratoon shootborer, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is a pantropical species, found in the warmer parts of the Old World tropics to Australia. It is widely distributed in southern Europe (ranging to Slovakia in the north).
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Adults are greyish brown. Males are smaller and have black dots, while females have white flecks.
The larvae feed on Andropogon, Oryza, Panicum, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum, Stipa, Triticum and Zea mays. They bore the shoots of their host plant. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 5 mm. Pupation takes place in a cocoon covered in frass which is made in debris on the soil surface.
Ephysteris promptella is een vlinder uit de familie tastermotten (Gelechiidae). De wetenschappelijke naam is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1859 door Staudinger.
De soort komt voor in Europa.
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Ephysteris promptella é uma espécie de insetos lepidópteros, mais especificamente de traças, pertencente à família Gelechiidae.[1]
A autoridade científica da espécie é Staudinger, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1859.
Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.
Ephysteris promptella é uma espécie de insetos lepidópteros, mais especificamente de traças, pertencente à família Gelechiidae.
A autoridade científica da espécie é Staudinger, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1859.
Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.
