Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Scientific name Recurvaria leucatella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Recurvaria Rank Species | |
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Similar Recurvaria, Recurvaria nanella, Pexicopia malvella, Syncopacma cinctella, Aristotelia ericinella | ||
The lesser budmoth or white-barred groundling moth (Recurvaria leucatella) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, Turkey, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The moths are on wing from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Crataegus and Malus species.
References
Recurvaria leucatella Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA