Aristotelia decurtella
Aristotelia decurtella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Poland, Ukraine and Romania.[1]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aristotelia |
| Species: | A. decurtella |
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| Aristotelia decurtella (Hübner, 1813) | |
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The wingspan is 16–18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to September in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Sanguisorba officinalis and Eryngium campestre.[2]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
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