Atralata

Atralata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Atralata
Sylvén, 1947[1]
Species: A. albofascialis
Binomial name
Atralata albofascialis
(Treitschke, 1829)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Ennychia Lederer, 1863

Species:

  • Ennychia albofascialis Treitschke, 1829
  • Ennychia minutalis A. Speyer, 1868

Atralata is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Atralata albofascialis, which is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, Finland, Lithuania and Greece.[2]

The wingspan is 10–14 mm.[3] There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Inula conyzae. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large brown blotch in the lower leaves. The frass is dispersed in the mine. Several larvae may be found in a single mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[4] Larvae can be found from May to August.

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