Aproaerema anthyllidella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Aproaerema anthyllidella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813)

MOTH INFO

Aproaerema anthyllidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Aproaerema anthyllidella (Hübner, 1813) 

Tinea anthyllidella (Hübner,  1813)

Gelechia nigritella (Stainton, 1854)

Gelechia psoralella (Millière, 1865)

Gelechia sparsiciliella (Barrett, 1891)

Anacampsis infestella (Rebel, 1896)

Aproaerema natrixella (Weber, 1945)

Aproaerema brundini (Benander, 1945)

Aproaerema alfalfella (Amsel, 1958)

Aproaerema aureliana (Căpușe, 1964)

Common name

Vetch Sober

Classification

Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anacampsinae > Tribus: Anacampsini > Genus: Aproaerema

Wingspan

10-12 mm

Habitat

The moth inhabits dry areas with various herbaceous plants, where its larval food plants occur.

Food plant

The larva is oligophagous on Leguminosae (i.e. Anthylis vulneraria, Chamaecytisus, Lathyrus, Lotus cytisoides, Medicago sativa, Melilotus, Onobrychis, Ononis, Trifolium, Vicia, etc) and feeds on the leaves.

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

Lepiforum e. V.

Lepidoptera Mundi

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