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Acompsia delmastroella

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Acompsia delmastroella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Acompsia
Species:
A. delmastroella
Binomial name
Acompsia delmastroella
Huemer, 1998

Acompsia delmastroella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the south-western Alps (Alpi Cozie, Alpes Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence).[1] The habitat consists of alpine meadows.

The wingspan is 15–16 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to mid-August. Adults have been observed in the flowers of Helianthemum nummularium.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "A review of the genus Acompsia Huebner, 1825, with description of new species (Gelechiidae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 25: 109–151. 2002.