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Dactylotula kinkerella

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(Redirected from Apatetris kinkerella) Species of moth

Dactylotula kinkerella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Dactylotula
Species: D. kinkerella
Binomial name
Dactylotula kinkerella
(Snellen, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Dactylota kinkerella Snellen, 1876
  • Apatetris kinkerella

Dactylotula kinkerella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees and Alps, and from the Netherlands to Ukraine. It is also found in Croatia and Russia (the southern Ural). The habitat consists of sandy areas.

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.

The larvae feed on Ammophila arenaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from September to May.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
Taxon identifiers
Dactylotula kinkerella


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