Aristotelia ericinella
| Aristotelia ericinella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aristotelia |
| Species: | A. ericinella |
| Binomial name | |
| Aristotelia ericinella (Zeller, 1839)[1] | |
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Aristotelia ericinella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula.
A sprig of Calluna bearing a web formed by larva
Larva
The wingspan is 9–13 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Calluna species and Empetrum nigrum. They feed from a silken tube which is formed among the leaves.[3] Larvae can be found from September to June.