Aristotelia subdecurtella explained

Aristotelia subdecurtella, the brown fen neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Norway, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and most of the Balkan Peninsula.^[1] It is also found in the Russian Far East.^[2] The habitat consists of wetland areas.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to August.

The larvae feed on Lythrum salicaria and Stachys palustris.^[4] They live between shoots spun together with silk.^[5]

External links

• Lepiforum.de

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002230631/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437124 Fauna Europaea
2. 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. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330280&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
4. https://archive.today/20130829142940/http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Gelechiidae/Asubdecurtella.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium
5. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/0751.php Hants Moths