Acompsia schmidtiellus

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Acompsia schmidtiellus
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Hexton, Hertfordshire, England
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Acompsia
Species:
A. schmidtiellus
Binomial name
Acompsia schmidtiellus
(Heyden, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus schmidtiellusHeyden, 1848
  • Ypsolophus durdhamellusStainton, 1849
  • Hypsolopha quadrinellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854

Acompsia schmidtiellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. [1] [2] It is found in central, eastern and southern Europe, from Denmark to southern Spain and Portugal. In the east, the range extends to Ukraine. [2] [3]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm for males and 15–17 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to late August. The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare , Mentha arvensis , Mentha silvestris , Mentha rotundifolia , Calamintha nepeta and Clinopodium vulgare . [3]

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<i>Aristotelia brizella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Acompsia antirrhinella</i> Species of moth

Acompsia antirrhinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in southern France, Andorra and Spain.

Acompsia tenebrosella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Morocco. The species was described from a single male. The species probably does not belong in the genus Acompsia.

Acompsia pyrenaella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Pyrenees.

Acompsia maculosella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the central and eastern parts of the Alps, where it is known from Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland, Italy and Germany. It is found in montane habitats, including subalpine and alpine meadows and shrubs.

Acompsia dimorpha is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Pyrenees of France and Spain. The habitat consists of the alpine zone.

Acompsia subpunctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, north-western Poland and Russia.

Acompsia delmastroella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the south-western Alps. The habitat consists of alpine meadows.

Acompsia muellerrutzi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on Corsica and possibly Sardinia.

Acompsia caucasella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae which is endemic to Caucasus Mountains.

Acompsia minorella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland. The habitat consists of warm forest steppes.

<i>Acompsia tripunctella</i> Species of moth

Acompsia tripunctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Alps, Apennines, Carpathians and the Balkans. There are also records from European Russia, Transbaikalia and the Caucasus, but these require confirmation. The habitat consists of clearings and edges of forests, steppe slopes and meadows up to the alpine zone.

Acompsia ponomarenkoae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae which can be found in Albania and Greece.

Acompsia schepleri is a moth of the family Gelechiidae which is endemic to central Turkey. The habitat consists of mountainous areas.

Acompsia fibigeri is a moth of the family Gelechiidae which is endemic to eastern Turkey. The habitat consists of mountainous areas.

Acompsia syriella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae which is endemic to Syria.

References

  1. ↑ "Acompsia (Telephila) schmidtiellus (Heyden, 1848)". Fauna Europaea . Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Acompsia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 Huemer, Peter; Karsholt, Ole (2002). "A review of the genus Acompsia Huebner, 1825, with description of new species (Gelechiidae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 25 (2/3): 109–151.


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