Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Aristotelia | |
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Similar Aristotelia, Bryotropha similis, Eulamprotes wilkella, Aproaerema anthyllidella, Apodia bifractella | ||
Aristotelia ericinella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is 9–13 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Calluna species and Empetrum nigrum. They feed from a silken tube which is formed among the leaves. Larvae can be found from September to June.
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