Aroga velocella

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Aroga velocella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aroga
Species:
A. velocella
Binomial name
Aroga velocella
(Zeller, 1839) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lita velocellaZeller, 1839
  • Lita subsequellaTreitschke, 1833
  • Anacampsis nebuleaStephens, 1835
  • Lita affiniellaZetterstedt, 1839
  • Lita tesserellaZetterstedt, 1839
  • Gelechia velocella var. brunneaSchöyen, 1882
  • Gelechia velocella var. aterrimellaRebel, 1889
  • Gelechia peperistisMeyrick, 1926
  • Gelechia rupicolellaMüller-Rutz, 1934

Aroga velocella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except for Ireland, Iceland and Croatia. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, the Caucasus and Siberia (Transbaikalia). [2]

The wingspan is 14–19 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again in August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosella . The larva feeds in a silken gallery at the base of the plant.

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J.et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview