Alloclita recisella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Alloclita recisella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Alloclita recisella (Staudinger, 1859)

MOTH INFO

Alloclita recisella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Alloclita recisella (Staudinger, 1859)

Alloclita albocinctella (Chrétien, 1915)

Alloclita orthoclina (Meyrick, 1922)

Mompha gelechiformis (Turati, 1930)

Tinea inconspicuella (Turati, 1930)

Common name
Classification

Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Cosmopterigidae > Subfamily: Antequerinae > Genus: Alloclita

Wingspan

13-16 mm

Habitat

Dry and warm coastal areas.

Food plant

The larva is monophagous on Labiatae (i.e.Thymus carnosus (does not occur in Crete) and feeds in silken tubes in the litter under the plant. The host plant in Crete is unknown.

Flight period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
                       
Links

Lepiforum e.V.

Lepidoptera Mundi

Plant Parasites of Europe

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