Athrips nigricostella

Athrips nigricostella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Germany, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Russia.[1] It is also found in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Far East,[2] China (Xinjiang) and Japan.[3]

Larva and damage

Athrips nigricostella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Athrips
Species:
A. nigricostella
Binomial name
Athrips nigricostella
(Duponchel, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Lita nigricostella Duponchel, 1842

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are yellow, with the costal margin and apical area greyish black. There are two dark spots near the base, one spot near the costa and another dark spot at two-thirds near the posterior margin. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from April to June and again from Julyto August in two generations per year.[4]

The larvae feed on Medicago sativa and Medicago minima. They spin together the terminal leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon between the spun leaves.

References
  1. "Fauna Europaea". www.faunaeur.org.
  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. "ヘリクロモンキイロキバガ". www.jpmoth.org.
  4. Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001


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