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Aristotelia ericinella

(Aristotelia ericinella)

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Description

Aristotelia ericinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan is 9–13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous; a dorsal streak to beyond middle, and sometimes a posterior spot in disc reddish ochreous ; a spot on dorsum at base, an oblique fascia at 1/4, a costally furcate fascia in middle, a tornal spot, a costal spot beyond it, and some terminal dots rosy silvery; stigmata sometimes obscurely blackish. Hindwings are grey. The larva is ochreous-brown, rosy-tinged; subdorsal line dark brown, partly edged with pale yellowish; spiracular pale yellowish, slender; head and front of 2 pale brown. Adults are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on Calluna species and Empetrum nigrum. They feed from a silken tube which is formed among the leaves. Larvae can be found from September to June. Aristotelia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. Well-known species are food plant specialists, and diverse hosts are used – Salicaceae, Solanaceae, Rosaceae, Fagaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Aristotelia
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