Athrips polymaculella explained

Athrips polymaculella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the southern Krasnojarsk region (Minussinsk) and Chitinskaja oblast in Siberia,^[1] China (Henan), Korea, Japan and Taiwan. There are records from the eastern part of European Russia (the southern Ural), but these need confirmation.^[2]

The wingspan is 13–16 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing in May in Korea and from the end of May to June in Russia.^[4]

Notes and References

1. 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
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Athrips_polymaculella lepiforum.de
3. http://www.jpmoth.org/Gelechiidae/Dichomeridinae/Athrips_polymaculella.html Japanese Moths
4. , 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71.