Athrips patockai

Athrips patockai is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Ukraine[1] and Russia.

Athrips patockai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Athrips
Species:
A. patockai
Binomial name
Athrips patockai
(Povolný, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Rhynchopacha patockai Povolný, 1979

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are covered with black, grey-tipped scales and there are two dark spots at about one-third and two smaller spots at about two-thirds. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Spiraea media between spun leaves.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001


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