Athrips mouffetella
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. mouffetella |
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| Athrips mouffetella (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Athrips mouffetella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains, Siberia and the Russian Far East. It has also been recorded from North America.[1]
A sprig of honeysuckle eaten by larva
Larva
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The moths are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Lonicera species (including Lonicera periclymenum, Lonicera xylosteum and Lonicera caprifolium), but also Symphoricarpos albus.
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