Xystophora pulveratella

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Xystophora pulveratella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Xystophora
Species:
X. pulveratella
Binomial name
Xystophora pulveratella
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis pulveratellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Aristotelia intaminatellaStainton, 1860
  • Gelechia steudeliellaFrey, 1880

Xystophora pulveratella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains and southern Siberia. [2]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. [3] Adults have brown forewings, with a buff tinge towards the apex. They are on wing from May to June.

The larvae have been found on Trifolium pratense , Lotus corniculatus , Vicia , Medicago and Lathyrus palustris . They feed from within spun leaves. The larvae can be found from August to September. [4] The species overwinters in the cocoon.

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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
  3. Hants Moths
  4. UKmoths