Aristotelia subdecurtella

Aristotelia subdecurtella, the brown fen neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Norway, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[1] It is also found in the Russian Far East.[2] The habitat consists of wetland areas.

Aristotelia subdecurtella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aristotelia
Species:
A. subdecurtella
Binomial name
Aristotelia subdecurtella
(Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia subdecurtella Stainton, 1859

The wingspan is 12–13 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to August.

The larvae feed on Lythrum salicaria and Stachys palustris.[4] They live between shoots spun together with silk.[5]

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. microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Lepidoptera of Belgium
  5. Hants Moths


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