Euzophera osseatella
Species of moth
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Euzophera osseatella, the eggplant borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1832. It is found in Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Croatia, Greece, Cyprus,[1] Syria, Israel and North Africa.
| Euzophera osseatella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Euzophera |
| Species: | E. osseatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Euzophera osseatella (Treitschke, 1832) | |
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The larvae feed on potato,[3] eggplant[4] tomato and pepper. Young larvae bore into the stem, down toward the root.[5]
