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Neofriseria peliella

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Species of moth

Neofriseria peliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Neofriseria
Species: N. peliella
Binomial name
Neofriseria peliella
(Treitschke, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Lita peliella Treitschke, 1835

Neofriseria peliella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula) east to the Ural Mountains. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey and North Africa.

A sprig of Rumex acetosella eaten by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosella. Larvae can be found from August to May of the following year.

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
  4. bladmineerders.nl
Taxon identifiers
Neofriseria peliella


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