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Athrips rancidella

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Species of moth

Cotoneaster webworm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species: A. rancidella
Binomial name
Athrips rancidella
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia rancidella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854
  • Athrips triatomea Mühlig, 1864
  • Gelechia vepretella Zeller, 1871
  • Gelechia superfetella Peyerimhoff, 1877
  • Cremona cotoneastri Busck, 1934
  • Epithectis cerasivorella Kuznetsov, 1960

Athrips rancidella, the cotoneaster webworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Netherlands, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region. It has also been recorded from Syria, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and the United States (Oregon and California).

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in June.

The larvae feed on Cotoneaster horizontalis, Prunus spinosa and Crataegus species.

Subspecies

  • Athrips rancidella rancidella (central and southern Europe, Iran, Syria, Turkmenistan, North America)
  • Athrips rancidella tadzhika Bidzilya, 2005 (Tajikistan)

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Hants Moths
  4. UK Moths
Taxon identifiers
Athrips rancidella


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