Apatetris echiochilonella

Apatetris echiochilonella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1908. It is found in Algeria.[1]

Apatetris echiochilonella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Apatetris
Species:
A. echiochilonella
Binomial name
Apatetris echiochilonella
(Chrétien, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Proactica echiochilonella Chrétien, 1908

The wingspan is about 12 mm.

The larvae feed on Echiochilon fruticosum.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Apatetris Staudinger, 1880". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 1908: 201


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