Athrips tetrapunctella
| Athrips tetrapunctella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. tetrapunctella |
| Binomial name | |
| Athrips tetrapunctella (Thunberg, 1794)[1] | |
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Athrips tetrapunctella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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 Primorskiy kray.[2]
Sprigs of Medicago sativa eaten by larva
A sprig of Lathyrus palustris with a larval web
Larva
The larvae feed on Lathyrus palustris and Medicago sativa. They live within a spun or rolled leaf. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
References
- ↑ 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