Athrips spiraeae
| Athrips spiraeae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. spiraeae |
| Binomial name | |
| Athrips spiraeae (Staudinger, 1871) | |
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Athrips spiraeae is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Ukraine, Russia[1] (southern Ural, Lower Volga and Altai) and Kazakhstan.[2]
The wingspan is 13-16 mm. The forewings are dark grey with ochreous brown patches and spots. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing from the end of May to July.
The larvae probably feed on Spiraea species.[3]
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ↑ Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001
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