Altenia perspersella

Altenia perspersella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Altenia
Species: A. perspersella
Binomial name
Altenia perspersella
(Wocke, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia perspersella Wocke, 1862

Altenia perspersella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Belarus.[1]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Empetrum nigrum.[2]

References

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