Mirificarma interrupta

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Mirificarma interrupta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Mirificarma
Species:
M. interrupta
Binomial name
Mirificarma interrupta
(Curtis, 1827) [1]
Synonyms
  • Anacampsia interruptaCurtis, 1827
  • Phalaena interuptellaHubner, 1793
  • Mirificarma interuptella

Mirificarma interrupta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, the Benelux, central Europe, Romania and North Africa.

The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm for males and females. The head is white to cream. The forewings are cream tinged with pale yellow, with scattered brown scales. [2] Adults are on wing from March to July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Cytisus scoparius , Cytisus purgans , Genista species (records include Genista tinctoria , Genista pilosa , Genista germanica and Genista sagittalis ). They probably live in the flowers although it has also been recorded under leaves spun to the twig.

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