Athrips aquila
Athrips aquila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural)[1] and south-eastern Kazakhstan. The habitat consists of steppes with dominant shrubs such as Spiraea crenata, Spiraea hypericifolia, Caragana frutex and Cotoneaster melanocarpus.
| Athrips aquila | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. aquila |
| Binomial name | |
| Athrips aquila Junnilainen, 2010 | |
The wingspan is 15–17 mm for males and 13.5 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown, overlaid with dark brown and white-tipped scales. The hindwings are fuscous.[2] Adults are on wing from mid-June to late August.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin aquilus (meaning dark color) and refers to the dark colour of the forewings.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview
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