Athrips tetrapunctella

Athrips tetrapunctella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Athrips
Species:	A. tetrapunctella
Binomial name
	Athrips tetrapunctella; (Thunberg, 1794)
Synonyms
	Tinea tetrapunctella Thunberg, 1794 ; Gelechia lathyri Stainton, 1865 ; Gelechia lathyrella Doubleday, 1866 ;

Athrips tetrapunctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Great Britain, Ireland, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine. In the east, the range extends through the southern Ural and Siberia to Primorsky Krai.^[2]

A sprig of *Lathyrus palustris* with a larval web

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.^[3]^[4] Forewings pale ochreous-yellowish, suffused with deeper yellow in disc ; a thick dark grey costal streak from base to 3/4, including a yellow streak near base; an irregular sometimes interrupted dorsal streak and an apical patch dark grey ; a black discal dot near base ; first discal stigma and a small round spot above tornus black. Hindwings light grey. ^[5]

The larvae feed on Lathyrus palustris and Medicago sativa.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ 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
^ Hants Moths
^ Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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[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] Hants Moths

[4] Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001

[5] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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