Athrips fagoniae explained

Athrips fagoniae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands[1] and in North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt) and Jordan.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from December to April and in early June.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Fagonia glutinosa and Fagonia sinaica.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150935/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437305 Fauna Europaea
  2. , 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71.
  3. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Athrips_fagoniae lepiforum.de

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