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Sattleria arcuata

(Sattleria arcuata)

Description

Sattleria arcuata is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Pitkin and Sattler in 1991. It is found in the Pyrenees of France and Spain. The length of the forewings is 7.7–11 mm for males and 5.5-6.8 mm for females. The forewings usually have large diffuse dark areas forming irregular indistinct transverse bands. There is no dark stripe along the fold. Adults are on wing from July to August.

Taxonomic tree:

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