Athrips medjella
| Athrips medjella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. medjella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Athrips medjella (Chrétien, 1900)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Athrips medjella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern France.[1]
The wingspan is about 14 mm.[2] The forewings are covered with grey brown, lighter-tipped scales. There is a small black spot in the fold and one oblique above in the cell. A large spot is found at the middle of wing at two-thirds and there are some black scales on the termen. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing in July.
The larvae feed on Cotoneaster integerrimus.[3]
References[edit]
Wikispecies has information related to Athrips medjella.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ 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