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Mirificarma maculatella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Mirificarma

Mirificarma maculatella

Mirificarma maculatella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, the Benelux, Denmark, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region and Greece. It has also been recorded from Turkey and Syria.

The wingspan is 7-9.5 mm for males and 7.5–9 mm for females. The head is mottled mid-brown. The forewings are mottled brown and light pink-grey with an ochreous tinge near the base. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Securigera varia. They feed from within spun leaves. Larvae can be found in May and June. Pupation takes place in a slight cocoon on the ground.

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Mirificarma maculatella Wikipedia