Athrips aquila
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. aquila
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| Binomial name | |
| Athrips aquila Junnilainen, 2010
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Athrips aquila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural)[1] and south-eastern Kazakhstan. The habitat consists of steppes with dominant shrubs such as , , Caragana frutex and .
The wingspan is 15–17 mm for males and 13.5 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown, overlaid with dark brown and white-tipped scales. The hindwings are fuscous.[2] Adults are on wing from mid-June to late August.
Etymology[]
The species name is derived from Latin aquilus (meaning dark color) and refers to the dark colour of the forewings.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview
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Categories:
- Moths described in 2010
- Athrips
- Moths of Asia
- Moths of Europe
- Gelechiini stubs