Sattleria basistrigella

Sattleria basistrigella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Sattleria
Species: S. basistrigella
Binomial name
Sattleria basistrigella
(Huemer, 1997)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia dzieduszykii f. basistrigella Müller-Rutz, 1934
  • Sattleria triglavica basistrigella Huemer, 1997
  • Sattleria triglavica basistrigella

Sattleria basistrigella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by 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. The forewings have a dark stripe from the base to one-third or two-fifths along the fold. Males also have a diffuse irregular dark transverse band at two-thirds, usually more distinct at the costa. 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.

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Pitkin, L.M. & Sattler, K., 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:


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