Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Altenia | |
Altenia inscriptella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan 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.
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