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Athrips medjella

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Athrips medjella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species:
A. medjella
Binomial name
Athrips medjella
(Chrétien, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Brachmia medjella Chrétien, 1900

Athrips medjella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern France.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Cotoneaster integerrimus.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ lepiforum.de
  3. ^ 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