Apatetris elymicola
Appearance
Apatetris elymicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Apatetris |
Species: | A. elymicola
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Binomial name | |
Apatetris elymicola Sakamaki, 2000
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Apatetris elymicola is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Sakamaki in 2000. It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô).[1]
The wingspan is 10.1–11.4 mm.
The larvae feed on Elymus mollis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Three to five larvae may mine a single leaf blade.[2]
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