Dactylotula kinkerella explained

Dactylotula kinkerella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees and Alps, and from the Netherlands to Ukraine. It is also found in Croatia[1] and Russia (the southern Ural).[2] The habitat consists of sandy areas.

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Ammophila arenaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from September to May.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002225218/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=436915 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. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2013-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701151634/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330310&p=1 . 2014-07-01 . dead .
  4. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2013-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200033/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/apatetris/kinkerella/kinkerella.htm . 2016-03-04 . dead .

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