Isophrictis anthemidella
Isophrictis anthemidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe to the Caucasus and Central Asia.[2]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Isophrictis |
| Species: | I. anthemidella |
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The wingspan is 11–13 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year.[4]
The larvae feed on Pyrethrum corymbosom, Achillea ptarmica and Anthemis tinctoria. On calcareous slopes, the larvae have also been found feeding on the flowers of Anthemis trotzkiana.
References
- "Isophrictis anthemidella (Wocke, 1871)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- 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
- "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- LOT Moths and Butterflies
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