Athrips rancidella
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| Cotoneaster webworm | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. rancidella
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| Binomial name | |
| Athrips rancidella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
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Athrips rancidella, the cotoneaster webworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Netherlands, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.[1] It has also been recorded from Syria, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and the United States (Oregon and California).[2]
The wingspan is 11–12 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in June.
The larvae feed on Cotoneaster horizontalis, Prunus spinosa and Crataegus species.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Athrips rancidella rancidella (central and southern Europe, Iran, Syria, Turkmenistan, North America)
- Athrips rancidella tadzhika Bidzilya, 2005 (Tajikistan)
References
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