Aroga aristotelis

Aroga aristotelis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aroga
Species:
A. aristotelis
Binomial name
Aroga aristotelis
(Millière, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia aristotelis Millière, 1876
  • Gelechia astragali Staudinger, 1879
  • Gelechia fulminella Millière, 1883
  • Gelechia lacertella Walsingham, 1904
  • Gelechia aplasticella Rebel, 1913
  • Gelechia hyrcanella Toll, 1947

Aroga aristotelis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Spain, Italy, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece, as well as on Crete, Sicily and the Canary Islands.[1] It has also been recorded from Turkey, Israel, the Ural Mountains, Iran and Turkmenistan.[2]

The larvae feed on Astragalus echinus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae can be found from May to June.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Aroga at funet
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-30.


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