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Aristotelia subdecurtella

Synonyms: Ergatis subdecurtella; Gelechia subdecurtella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Aristotelia subdecurtella, the brown fen neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Norway, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and most of the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of wetland areas. The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to August. The larvae feed on Lythrum salicaria and Stachys palustris. They live between shoots spun together with silk.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Lythrum salicaria (salicaire)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
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