Caulastrocecis interstratella

Caulastrocecis interstratella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the southern part of European Russia[1][2] (southern Ural, Lower Volga, Altai) and central Turkey.[3] The habitat consists of calcareous areas.

Caulastrocecis interstratella
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C. interstratella
Binomial name
Caulastrocecis interstratella
(Christoph, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia interstratella Christoph, 1873
  • Aristotelia interstratella
  • Aristotelia salinatrix Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewing ground colour is whitish, with dark brown-tipped scales. The hindwings are pale fuscous.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. 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


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