Athrips patockai
Athrips patockai is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Ukraine[1] and Russia.
| Athrips patockai | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. patockai |
| Binomial name | |
| Athrips patockai (Povolný, 1979) | |
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The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are covered with black, grey-tipped scales and there are two dark spots at about one-third and two smaller spots at about two-thirds. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Spiraea media between spun leaves.[2]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- 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
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