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Athrips spiraeae

Athrips spiraeae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan.

Last revised
Jul 16, 2026
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Length
115 w
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Source
Athrips spiraeae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species:
A. spiraeae
Binomial name
Athrips spiraeae
(Staudinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia spiraeae Staudinger, 1871

Athrips spiraeae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ukraine, Russia1 (southern Ural, Lower Volga and Altai) and Kazakhstan.2

The larvae probably feed on Spiraea species.3

References

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J. 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. Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001