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Aristotelia frankeniae

Wikipedia Abstract

Aristotelia frankeniae is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Spain and on Corsica. The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are bright orange-ochreous, with a coppery-brown triangle reaching to one-third of the costa. The hindwings are somewhat shining pale grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid May to the end of June. The larvae have been recorded feeding on the shoots of Frankenia pulverulenta. They feed from within a web.
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Prey / Diet

Frankenia pulverulenta (European seaheath)[1]

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1HOSTS - 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