Athrips aquila

Athrips aquila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural)[1] and south-eastern Kazakhstan. The habitat consists of steppes with dominant shrubs such as Spiraea crenata, Spiraea hypericifolia, Caragana frutex and Cotoneaster melanocarpus.

Athrips aquila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Athrips
Species:
A. aquila
Binomial name
Athrips aquila
Junnilainen, 2010

The wingspan is 15–17 mm for males and 13.5 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown, overlaid with dark brown and white-tipped scales. The hindwings are fuscous.[2] Adults are on wing from mid-June to late August.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin aquilus (meaning dark color) and refers to the dark colour of the forewings.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview


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