Biology:Apatetris tamaricicola

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Short description: Species of moth

Apatetris tamaricicola
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Apatetris
Species:
A. tamaricicola
Binomial name
Apatetris tamaricicola
(Walsingham, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Cecidophaga tamaricicola Walsingham, 1911

Apatetris tamaricicola is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1911. It is found in Algeria.[1]

The wingspan is 17–23 mm. The forewings are pale fawn-ochreous, unmarked, except for a very slight sprinkling of minute brown scales toward the apex, and sometimes a few groups of the same around the end of the cell. The hindwings are shining, pale brassy ochreous.

The larvae feed on Tamarix species. They make galls on the branches of their host plant. The larvae have a white body and an olivaceous head.[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Ent. mon. Mag. 47 : 190 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13382818 entry