| Brown fen neb | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aristotelia |
| Species: | A. subdecurtella |
| Binomial name | |
| Aristotelia subdecurtella (Stainton, 1859) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Aristotelia subdecurtella, the brown fen neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Norway, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and most of the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of wetland areas.
The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to August.
The larvae feed on Lythrum salicaria and Stachys palustris. They live between shoots spun together with silk.
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
- microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Hants Moths
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Aristotelia subdecurtella |
|
This article on a moth of the genus Aristotelia is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |