Biology:Athrips nigricostella

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Short description: Species of moth

Athrips nigricostella
Athrips nigricostella.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species:
A. nigricostella
Binomial name
Athrips nigricostella
(Duponchel, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Lita nigricostella Duponchel, 1842

Athrips nigricostella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France , Germany , Poland , Austria, Switzerland , Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Russia .[1] It is also found in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Far East,[2] China (Xinjiang) and Japan .[3][4]

Larva and damage

The larvae feed on Medicago sativa and Medicago minima. They spin together the terminal leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon between the spun leaves.

References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437301. 
  2. 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
  3. "ヘリクロモンキイロキバガ". http://www.jpmoth.org/Gelechiidae/Dichomeridinae/Athrips_nigricostella.html. 
  4. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q13402820 entry