Athrips stepposa
Athrips stepposa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ukraine, Russia[1] (southern Ural and Siberia: Tuva),[2] north-western Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
| Athrips stepposa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. stepposa |
| Binomial name | |
| Athrips stepposa Bidzilya, 2005 | |
The wingspan is 8.5–10 mm. The forewings are greyish brown with two black spots at the base and about one-third, and one black spot at two-thirds near the posterior margin. All spots are surrounded by broad rings of ochreous scales. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June and again from July to early August in two generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Caragana frutex.[4]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- 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
- 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
- Athrips at funet
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