Spiniductellus atraphaxi

Spiniductellus atraphaxi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Spiniductellus
Species: S. atraphaxi
Binomial name
Spiniductellus atraphaxi
Bidzilya & Karsholt, 2008

Spiniductellus atraphaxi is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Tadzhikistan.

The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are cream-coloured, overlaid with dark brown, especially at the base, as two broad fasciae at one-third and two-thirds and in the apical part. There are two blackish brown patches in the middle of the wing between the two broad fasciae. The costal and tornal spots are cream-yellow, more or less fused. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing in mid-July.

The larvae feed on Atraphaxis pyrifolia.

Etymology

The species name refers to the host plant.[1]

References

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