Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Aristotelia | |
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Aristotelia brizella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Switzerland and most of the Balkan Peninsula. Outside of Europe, it is found in North Africa and the Near East.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to August in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Armeria maritima and sometimes Limonium vulgare. They feed on the seedheads of their host plant.
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