Athrips aquila

Athrips aquila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural)[1] and south-eastern Kazakhstan. The habitat consists of steppes with dominant shrubs such as Spiraea crenata, Spiraea hypericifolia, Caragana frutex and Cotoneaster melanocarpus.

Athrips aquila
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A. aquila
Binomial name
Athrips aquila
Junnilainen, 2010

The wingspan is 15–17 mm for males and 13.5 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown, overlaid with dark brown and white-tipped scales. The hindwings are fuscous.[2] Adults are on wing from mid-June to late August.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin aquilus (meaning dark color) and refers to the dark colour of the forewings.

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview


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