Athrips autumnella

Athrips autumnella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species: A. autumnella
Binomial name
Athrips autumnella
Falkovitsh & Bidzilya, 2003

Athrips autumnella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan and China (Inner Mongolia, Ningxia).[1]

The wingspan is 12–16.5 mm. The forewings are dark grey in the costal and light grey in the posterior area, these two areas divided by a black longitudinal stripe. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from September to November.

The larvae feed on Calligonum juncteum, Calligonum leucocladum and Calligonum microcarpum. They feed on young shoots of their host plant from within a silken tube made between stalks. The larvae reach a length of 15 mm. They are green with a blue hue or light brown and they have a black or brown head.[2]

References

  1. Athrips at funet
  2. Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001
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