Istrianis femoralis

Istrianis femoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Istrianis
Species: I. femoralis
Binomial name
Istrianis femoralis
(Staudinger, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Teleia femoralis Staudinger, 1876
  • Teleia comedonella Staudinger, 1880
  • Teleia gravosensis Rebel, 1937
  • Teleia angustipennis Rebel, 1941
  • Teleia funebrella Rebel, 1941

Istrianis femoralis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on Sicily, Cyprus and in Italy, Slovenia,[1] Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece,[2] the Crimea and Turkey.[3]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Pistacia mutica and Pistacia vera.

References

  1. ↑ New faunistic records for a number of Microlepidoptera, including description of three new taxa from Agonoxenidae, Depressariidae, and Gelechiidae (Gelechioidea)
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Istrianis at funet
  4. ↑ lepiforum.de


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