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Aristotelia brizella

Synonyms: Oecophora brizella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Aristotelia brizella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Switzerland and most of the Balkan Peninsula. Outside of Europe, it is found in North Africa and the Near East. The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to August in two generations per year. The larvae feed on Armeria maritima and sometimes Limonium vulgare. They feed on the seedheads of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Armeria arenaria confusa[1]
Limonium vulgare (Mediterranean sealavender)[2]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0