Athrips tetrapunctella
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Athrips |
Species: | A. tetrapunctella
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Athrips tetrapunctella | |
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Athrips tetrapunctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Great Britain, Ireland, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine. In the east, the range extends through the southern Ural and Siberia to Primorsky Krai.[2]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[3][4] Forewings pale ochreous-yellowish, suffused with deeper yellow in disc ; a thick dark grey costal streak from base to 3/4, including a yellow streak near base; an irregular sometimes interrupted dorsal streak and an apical patch dark grey ; a black discal dot near base ; first discal stigma and a small round spot above tornus black. Hindwings light grey. [5]
The larvae feed on Lathyrus palustris and Medicago sativa.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ Hants Moths
- ^ 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
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description