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Athrips fagoniae

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Species of moth

Athrips fagoniae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species: A. fagoniae
Binomial name
Athrips fagoniae
(Walsingham, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Leobatus fagoniae Walsingham, 1904
  • Lita cervinella Turati, 1934 (preocc. Eversmann, 1844)
  • Gelechia rosinansella Lucas, 1942

Athrips fagoniae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and in North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt) and Jordan.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from December to April and in early June.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Fagonia glutinosa and Fagonia sinaica.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  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
  3. lepiforum.de
Taxon identifiers
Athrips fagoniae


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