Dolicharthria intervacatalis (Christoph, 1877)

Kravchenko, Vasiliy D., Poltavsky, Alexander, Segerer, Andreas, Speidel, Wolfgang & Müller, Günter C., 2020, An annotated checklist of the Crambidae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) of Israel, with remarks on their distribution and phenology, Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 50 (1), pp. 85-129 : 117-118

129. Dolicharthria intervacatalis (Christoph, 1877)

Records: Amsel (1933).

General distribution: East Mediterranean. Turkey, Iraq and Iran.

Distribution in Israel: Mentioned only by Amsel (1933) as a desert species. Period of flight in Israel: No information.

Host plants: Unknown.

130. Dolicharthria punctalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Records: Amsel (1933); Palmoni (1969); collection of Z. Shoham.

General distribution: Mediterranean­Turanian. The species has also been recorded in the UK ( Bradley 2000).

Distribution in Israel: All over country. In desert concentrates in oases.

Period of flight in Israel: February–June and September–December.

Host plants: Artemisia vulgaris , Centaurea sp. ( Asteraceae ), Plantago sp. ( Plantaginaceae ), Trifolium sp. ( Fabaceae ), Zostera marina ( Zosteraceae ). Also on dry leaves, plant waste and old roots.