Phycitodes albatella is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Slovenia, Croatia and Ukraine),Fauna Europaea Uzbekistan and North America.mothphotographersgroup
The wingspan is 15–20 mm.lepiforum.de There are three generations per year with adults on wing from April to September.Roesler, U., 1967. Zyklomorphose bei Rotruda albatella (Ragonot) (Lepidoptera, Phycitinae). - Nachrichtenblatt der Bayrischen Entomologen Jahrgang 16. (1./2.): 1-7
The larvae feed on Senecio, Crepis and Solidago species, as well as Sonchus arvensis. They initially live in the upper stem and leaf-axil of their host plant, but later on the flowers within a web. Larvae of the second generation hibernate within a cocoon. Pupation takes place in another cocoon.Lepidoptera of Belgium
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