Aristotelia brizella
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Aristotelia brizella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Aristotelia |
Species: | A. brizella
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Binomial name | |
Aristotelia brizella (Treitschke, 1833) [1]
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Aristotelia brizella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Switzerland and most of the Balkan Peninsula. Outside of Europe, it is found in North Africa and the Near East.[2]
A flower head of Armeria maritima attacked by larva
The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to August in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on the seedheads of thrift (Armeria maritima) and sometimes common sea-lavender (Limonium vulgare).[4]
References
- ^ "Aristotelia brizella (Treitschke, 1833)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Aristotelia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Aristotelia brizella (Treitschke, 1833)". UKmoths. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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