Alloclita recisella

Alloclita recisella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Greece and on Corsica, Sicily and Cyprus.[1] It has also been recorded from Israel.[2]

Alloclita recisella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Alloclita
Species:
A. recisella
Binomial name
Alloclita recisella
Staudinger, 1859
Synonyms
  • Borkhausenia albocinctella Chretien, 1915
  • Mompha gelechiformis Turati, 1930
  • Tinea inconspicuella Turati, 1930
  • Alloclita orthoclina Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded in May and from July to September.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Alloclita - Jonathan's Check-List of Israeliinsects". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  3. lepiforum.de


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