Recurvaria leucatella
| Recurvaria leucatella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Recurvaria |
| Species: | R. leucatella |
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| Recurvaria leucatella (Clerck, 1759)[1] | |
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The Lesser Budmoth (Recurvaria leucatella) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, Turkey, Central Asia and the Caucasus.[2]
A sprig of hawthorn eaten by larva
Larva
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The moths are on wing from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Crataegus and Malus species.
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
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