Zenodochium polyphagum
| Zenodochium polyphagum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Zenodochium |
| Species: | Z. polyphagum |
| Binomial name | |
| Zenodochium polyphagum Walsingham, 1908 | |
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Zenodochium polyphagum is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]
The wingspan is 13–20 mm. The forewings are usually dirty whitish, but may vary from clear white to a dull ash colour. The hindwings are brownish grey.
Larvae have been reared on debris of various plants, including Artemisia canariensis, Allagopappus dichotomus, Senecio kleinia, Sonchus gummifer, Pinus canariensis, Rubia fruticosa, Cytisus proliferus and Rhus coriaria. They may bore into the stem of a host plant before pupation.[2]
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