Athrips fagoniae

Athrips fagoniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Athrips
Species:	A. fagoniae
Binomial name
	Athrips fagoniae; (Walsingham, 1904)
Synonyms
	Leobatus fagoniae Walsingham, 1904; Lita cervinella Turati, 1934 (preocc. Eversmann, 1844); Gelechia rosinansella Lucas, 1942;

Athrips fagoniae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands^[1] and in North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt) and Jordan.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are buff, with a slight rosy tinge. The hindwings are shining pale grey. Adults are on wing from December to April and in early June.^[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on and . They spin loose webs along the trailing stems and upon the ground beneath or the rocks behind them.^[3]

References[]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ 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
^ lepiforum.de

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] 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

[3] rum.de

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