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Athrips mouffetella

Synonyms: Anacampsis mouffettella; Brachmia mouffetella; Phalaena mouffetella (homotypic); Tinea pedisequella

Wikipedia Abstract

Athrips mouffetella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains, Siberia and the Russian Far East. It has also been recorded from North America. The wingspan is about 15 mm. The moths are on wing from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Lonicera species (including Lonicera periclymenum, Lonicera xylosteum and Lonicera caprifolium), but also Symphoricarpos albus.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Blean Complex 1286 England, United Kingdom
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
Morecambe Bay 151985 England, United Kingdom
The New Forest 72309 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Cotoneaster horizontalis (Rockspray)[1]
Crataegus heterophylla (Common Hawthorn)[1]
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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