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Atralata

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Atralata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Odontiinae
Tribe: Odontiini
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 family Crambidae. 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.[4] Larvae can be found from May to August.

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-17.