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Athrips medjella

Synonyms: Brachmia medjella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Athrips medjella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in southern France. The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are covered with grey brown, lighter-tipped scales. There is a small black spot in the fold and one oblique above in the cell. A large spot is found at the middle of wing at two-thirds and there are some black scales on the termen. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing in July. The larvae feed on Cotoneaster integerrimus.
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Prey / Diet

Cotoneaster alaunicus (Common Cotoneaster)[1]

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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