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Athrips pruinosella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Athrips

Similar
  
Bryotropha, Monochroa, Gelechia, Chionodes, Gelechiidae

Athrips pruinosella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in western and northern Europe. It has also been recorded from the Caucasus, the southern Ural mountains, the Altai mountains, Tuva, Buryatia, the Amur region, Primorye and North America.

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. The forewings are covered with greyish brown, cream-tipped scales. There are two indistinct dark spots near the base, two at about one-half and one or two small spots at about two-thirds. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing from the end of May to the beginning of August.

The larvae feed on Salix repens, Vaccinium uliginosum, Spiraea salicifolia, Andromeda polifolia and Vaccinium myrtillus.

References

Athrips pruinosella Wikipedia