Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Aroga | |
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Similar Athrips rancidella, Chionodes, Gelechia, Gelechiidae | ||
Aroga flavicomella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Portugal and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It has also been recorded from Turkey, the Middle East, Mongolia, Korea and Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan.
The wingspan is 15–17 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, Prunus domestica and Prunus cerasus. They feed from within tied together leaves. Larvae can be found from fall to April.
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