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Recurvaria nanella

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Species of moth "Lesser budmoth" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Recurvaria leucatella.

Recurvaria nanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Recurvaria
Species: R. nanella
Binomial name
Recurvaria nanella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea nanella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Tinea pumilella , 1775
  • Recurvaria nana Haworth, 1828
  • Recurvaria crataegella Busck, 1903
  • Recurvaria srataegella Busck, 1903
  • Recurvaria nanella unicolor Rebel, 1927

Recurvaria nanella, the lesser bud moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe and is also found in Turkey, the Near East, North Africa (including Egypt), the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan and south-eastern Siberia. It is also found in North America, where it is probably introduced.

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

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. UKmoths
Taxon identifiers
Recurvaria nanella


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