Aristotelia ericinella

Aristotelia ericinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Aristotelia
Species:	A. ericinella
Binomial name
	Aristotelia ericinella; (Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
	Gelechia ericinella Zeller, 1839; Aristotelia ericinella ab. silendrella Caradja, 1920; Xystophora sardicolella Schawerda, 1936; Aristotelia sardicolella;

Aristotelia ericinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula.

A sprig of Calluna bearing a web formed by larva

Larva

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Calluna species and Empetrum nigrum. They feed from a silken tube which is formed among the leaves.[3] Larvae can be found from September to June.

References

Fauna Europaea
microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
UKmoths

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rolepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] UKmoths