Sattleria basistrigella explained

Sattleria basistrigella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Peter Huemer in 1997. It is found in the Alps of Italy and Switzerland.^{[1] [2]}

The length of the forewings is 8.2–10 mm for males and 5.5–7 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to August.^[3] The larvae feed on Silene acaulis. They live in a silken tube on the host plant.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Sattleria basistrigella (Huemer, 1997) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 11, 2019.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305211700/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437440 Fauna Europaea
3. &, 1991: Sattleria: a European genus of brachypterous alpine moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology), 60: 205–241. Full article: https://archive.org/stream/bulletinofbritis602brit#page/217/mode/1up