Dactylotula kinkerella

Dactylotula kinkerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dactylotula
Species:	D. kinkerella
Binomial name
	Dactylotula kinkerella; (Snellen, 1876)
Synonyms
	Dactylota kinkerellaSnellen, 1876 ; Apatetris kinkerella;

Last updated September 15, 2025

Dactylotula kinkerella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees and Alps, and from the Netherlands to Ukraine. It is also found in Croatia ^[1] and Russia (the southern Ural).^[2] The habitat consists of sandy areas.

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Ammophila arenaria . They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from September to May.^[4]

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
↑ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
↑ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-31.

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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] "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-08-31.

[4] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-31.

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