Pogochaetia solitaria is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1880. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Turkey and northern Iran.funet.fiFauna Europaea
The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are blackish with reddish-grey scales and three to four large black dots. The hindwings are light grey.Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 15 (2-3): 310
The larvae feed on Saponaria ocymoides.Die Felssteppenrasen des Gitschtales - ein hot spot an Biodiversität beiSchmetterlingen in Kärnten
Subspecies Pogochaetia solitaria solitaria (Greece, Turkey, northern Iran: Elburs mountains) Pogochaetia solitaria ocymoidella (Walsingham, 1900) (Spain, southern France, Alps)
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