Athrips tetrapunctella

Athrips tetrapunctella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Athrips
Species:	A. tetrapunctella
Binomial name
	Athrips tetrapunctella; (Thunberg, 1794)
Synonyms
	Tinea tetrapunctellaThunberg, 1794 ; Gelechia lathyriStainton, 1865 ; Gelechia lathyrellaDoubleday, 1866 ;

Last updated April 04, 2025

Athrips tetrapunctella is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Great Britain, Ireland, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine. In the east, the range extends through the southern Ural and Siberia to Primorsky Krai.^[2]

Description

A sprig of Lathyrus palustris with a larval web Athrips tetrapunctella a sprig of Lathyrus palustris with a larval web.JPG — A sprig of *Lathyrus palustris* with a larval web

Larva Athrips tetrapunctella larva.JPG — Larva

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.^[3]^[4] The forewings are pale ochreous-yellowish, suffused with deeper yellow in the disc with a thick dark grey costal streak from base to 3/4, including a yellow streak near base. An irregular sometimes interrupted dorsal streak and an apical patch are dark grey. A black discal dot near the base. The first discal stigma and a small round spot above tornus also black. The hindwings are light grey.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

The larvae feed on Lathyrus palustris and Medicago sativa .

References

↑ Fauna Europaea
↑ 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
↑ Hants Moths
↑ Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift52 (1): 3-71. doi : 10.1002/mmnd.200310001
↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
↑ Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
↑ Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
↑ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[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

[3] Hants Moths

[4] Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift52 (1): 3-71. doi : 10.1002/mmnd.200310001

[5] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description

[6] Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2

[7] Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society

[8] rum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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