Aproaerema mercedella
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Aproaerema |
| Species: | A. mercedella
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| Binomial name | |
| Aproaerema mercedella Walsingham, 1908[1]
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Aproaerema mercedella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.
The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are blackish, with pale yellow patches and lines. The hindwings are leaden grey.[2]
The larvae have been recorded on dead moss-grown bark of Laurocerasus lusitanica.
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1908
- Aproaerema
- Moths of Africa
- Anacampsini stubs