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Pima boisduvaliella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Pima
Species:	P. boisduvaliella
Binomial name
Pima boisduvaliella (Guenee, 1845)
Synonyms
Epischnia boisduvaliella Guenée, 1845 Anerastia farrella J. Curtis, 1850 Pima lefauryella Constant, 1865

Pima boisduvaliella is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula), Asia, including Mongolia and Kazakhstan and northern North America, including Alberta.

The wingspan is 22–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Anthyllis, Lotus, (including Lotus corniculatus), Ononis, Astragalus and Lathyrus maritimus. They feed inside the pods of their host plants.

References

1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
2. Fauna Europaea
3. Species Page at BOLD Barcoding Project
4. mothphotographersgroup
5. UKmoths

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