Athrips tetrapunctella

Athrips tetrapunctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species:
A. tetrapunctella
Binomial name
Athrips tetrapunctella
(Thunberg, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea tetrapunctella Thunberg, 1794
  • Gelechia lathyri Stainton, 1865
  • Gelechia lathyrella Doubleday, 1866

Athrips tetrapunctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Great Britain, Ireland, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine. In the east, the range extends through the southern Ural and Siberia to Primorsky Krai.[2]

Sprigs of Medicago sativa eaten by larva
A sprig of Lathyrus palustris with a larval web
Larva

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[3][4] The forewings are pale ochreous-yellowish, suffused with deeper yellow in the disc with a thick dark grey costal streak from base to 3/4, including a yellow streak near base. An irregular sometimes interrupted dorsal streak and an apical patch are dark grey. A black discal dot near the base. The first discal stigma and a small round spot above tornus also black. The hindwings are light grey. [5] [6] [7][8]

The larvae feed on Lathyrus palustris and Medicago sativa.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. ^ Hants Moths
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  6. ^ Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
  7. ^ Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
  8. ^ lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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