Isophrictis anthemidella explained

Isophrictis anthemidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe to the Caucasus and Central Asia.[1]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to August in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on Pyrethrum corymbosom, Achillea ptarmica and Anthemis tinctoria. On calcareous slopes, the larvae have also been found feeding on the flowers of Anthemis trotzkiana.

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. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2013-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002359/http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=107&p=1 . 2013-10-05 . dead .
  3. http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=157 LOT Moths and Butterflies

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