Biology:Athrips nitrariella

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Short description: Species of moth

Athrips nitrariella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species:
A. nitrariella
Binomial name
Athrips nitrariella
(Chrétien, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Epithectis nitrariella Chrétien, 1908

Athrips nitrariella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Algeria.[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are greyish white, with the white scales mainly along the costal margin. The grey scales form diffuse dark spots at one-third and two-thirds of the costa and there are two very small spots of raised brown scales at two-thirds. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing in September and from February to May.

The larvae feed on Nitraria tridentata.[2]

References

  1. Athrips at funet
  2. 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 ☰ Q13402823 entry