Altenia perspersella
| Altenia perspersella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Altenia |
| Species: | A. perspersella |
| Binomial name | |
| Altenia perspersella (Wocke, 1862) | |
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Altenia perspersella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Belarus.[1] It was recently discovered in Canada, with records from Manitoba and Yukon.[2]
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Empetrum nigrum.[3]
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