Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Recurvaria | |
Recurvaria comprobata is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Japan, the Russian Far East (Primorye), Korea and China (Gansu, Shaanxi, Jilin).
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are white with blackish markings. There is a basal patch, with the edge running from the costa at one-fifth to the dorsum at two-fifths. There is a broad oblique posterior band, on the costa extending from two-fifths to three-fourths, suddenly narrowed near the dorsum to the tornus, its posterior angle confluent in the disc with a blotch on the costa just before the apex. The hindwings are light grey.
The larvae feed on Sorbus comixta.
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