Aristotelia subdecurtella
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Brown fen neb | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Aristotelia |
Species: | A. subdecurtella |
Binomial name | |
Aristotelia subdecurtella (Stainton, 1859) | |
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Aristotelia subdecurtella, the brown fen neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Norway, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[1] It is also found in the Russian Far East.[2] The habitat consists of wetland areas.
The wingspan is 12–13 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to August.
The larvae feed on Lythrum salicaria and Stachys palustris.[4] They live between shoots spun together with silk.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
- ^ Hants Moths
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