Sattleria basistrigella

Sattleria basistrigella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Sattleria
Species:	S. basistrigella
Binomial name
	Sattleria basistrigella; (Huemer, 1997)
Synonyms
	Gelechia dzieduszykii f. basistrigella Müller-Rutz, 1934; Sattleria triglavica basistrigella Huemer, 1997; Sattleria triglavica basistrigella;

Sattleria basistrigella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Peter Huemer in 1997. It is found in the Alps of Italy and Switzerland.^[1]^[2]

The length of the forewings is 8.2–10 mm for males and 5.5–7 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to August.^[3] The larvae feed on Silene acaulis. They live in a silken tube on the host plant.

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Sattleria basistrigella (Huemer, 1997)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Pitkin, L.M. & Sattler, K., 1991: Sattleria: a European genus of brachypterous alpine moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology), 60: 205–241. Full article: [1]

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Sattleria basistrigella (Huemer, 1997)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Pitkin, L.M. & Sattler, K., 1991: Sattleria: a European genus of brachypterous alpine moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology), 60: 205–241. Full article: [1]

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