Microlechia klimeschi explained

Microlechia klimeschi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1972. It is found on the Canary Islands.^{[1] [2]}

The length of the forewings is 3.5–4 mm.

The larvae feed on Whitania aristata.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/microlechia/ funet.fi
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305210633/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437549 Fauna Europaea
3. http://kramerius.lib.cas.cz/search/i.jsp?pid=uuid:baf566fc-148b-11e1-8339-001143e3f55c#periodical-periodicalvolume-periodicalitem-page_uuid:baf566fc-148b-11e1-8339-001143e3f55c KLIMESCH, J. & D. POVOLNÝ (1972): Eine neue Megalocypha-Art (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) von der Karanischen [sic] Inseln. — Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 69 (1): 54-59.