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Vladimirea glebicolorella

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Vladimirea glebicolorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Vladimirea
Species:
V. glebicolorella
Binomial name
Vladimirea glebicolorella
(Erschoff, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bryotropha glebicolorella Erschoff, 1874
  • Vladimirea submaculata Povolný, 1967

Vladimirea glebicolorella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ukraine,[2] Armenia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Afghanistan.

The wingspan is about 10 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Zygophyllum fabago. Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. Later, they live freely on the leaves or cause stem galls. Larvae can be found in June and July.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article: [1]
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ lepiforum.de
  4. ^ bladmineerders.nl