Biology:Altenia inscriptella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Altenia inscriptella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Altenia |
| Species: | A. inscriptella
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| Binomial name | |
| Altenia inscriptella (Christoph, 1882)[1]
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Altenia inscriptella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan [2] and Korea.
The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are similar to Altenia scriptella, but the ground colour of the forewings is creamy white, suffused with grey scales and much more distinct dark grey markings.
The larvae feed on Acer ginnala.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Carpatolechia inscriptella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=99254.
- ↑ Japanese Moths
- ↑ Insecta Koreana 9 : 6
Wikidata ☰ Q15638115 entry
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