Mirificarma lentiginosella explained

Mirificarma lentiginosella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Sweden, Finland, most of the Baltic region and part of the Balkan Peninsula) to the Ural Mountains and Turkey.[1]

The wingspan is 6.5-8.5 mm for males and 6–8 mm for females.[2] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Genista tinctoria, Genista anglica, Genista germanica, Genista sagittalis and Laburnum anagyroides.

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. https://archive.org/details/bulletinofbritis48entolond Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)