Aristotelia decurtella

Aristotelia decurtella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species: A. decurtella
Binomial name
Aristotelia decurtella
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Tinea decurtella Hübner, 1813
  • Lampros turbatella Treitschke, 1835
  • Ergatis amaenella Joannis, 1891

Aristotelia decurtella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Fennoscandia, the Baltic region, Poland, Ukraine and Romania.[1]

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to September in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Sanguisorba officinalis and Eryngium campestre.[2]

References

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