Altenia inscriptella
| Altenia inscriptella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Altenia |
| Species: | A. inscriptella |
| Binomial name | |
| Altenia inscriptella (Christoph, 1882)[1] | |
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Altenia inscriptella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan[2] and Korea.
The wingspan is 12-16 mm. Adults are similar to Altenia scriptella, but the ground colour of the forewings is creamy white, suffused with grey scales and much more distinct dark grey markings.
The larvae feed on Acer ginnala.[3]
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