Istrianis femoralis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Istrianis femoralis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Istrianis femoralis (Staudinger, 1876)

MOTH INFO

Istrianis femoralis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Istrianis femoralis (Staudinger, 1876)

Gelechia myricariella (Frey, 1870)

Teleiodes myricariella (Frey, 1870)

Teleia amilcarella (Lucas, 1933)

Carpatolechia femoralis (Staudinger, 1876)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Gelechioidea > Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Gelechiinae > Tribus: Litini > Genus: Istrianis

Wingspan

9-12 mm

Habitat

Dry shrubland.

Food plant

The larva is monophagous on Anacardiaceae (Pistacia terebinthus) and bores into the shoots and fruits of the plants and the galls of Forda marginata.

Flight period
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Links

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