Aspilapteryx
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Aspilapteryx is a genus of moth
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Species
- Aspilapteryx filiferaAspilapteryx filiferaAspilapteryx filifera is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Namibia and South Africa....
(Meyrick, 1912) - Aspilapteryx grypotaAspilapteryx grypotaAspilapteryx grypota is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa.The larvae feed on Salix babylonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
(Meyrick, 1914) - Aspilapteryx inquinataAspilapteryx inquinataAspilapteryx inquinata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Turkey, Lebanon, Italy and the North Aegean Islands.The wingspan is 8-10 mm.The larvae probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Triberti, 1985 - Aspilapteryx limosellaAspilapteryx limosellaAspilapteryx limosella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also found in central and southern Russia....
(Duponchel, 1843) - Aspilapteryx magnaAspilapteryx magnaAspilapteryx magna is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Alborz region in Iran.The wingspan is 15-16 mm....
Triberti, 1985 - Aspilapteryx multipunctellaAspilapteryx multipunctellaAspilapteryx multipunctella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Spain and the Canary Islands.The larvae feed on Plantago albicans and Plantago arborescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Young larvae spins two to three leaves together, and mine these out completely...
(Chrétien, 1917) - Aspilapteryx seriataAspilapteryx seriataAspilapteryx seriata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa....
(Meyrick, 1912) - Aspilapteryx spectabilisAspilapteryx spectabilisAspilapteryx spectabilis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Tyrol, where it can be found at altitudes between 2,200 and 2,500 meters.The larvae probably feed on Plantago atrata. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Huemer, 1994 - Aspilapteryx tessellataAspilapteryx tessellataAspilapteryx tessellata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales....
(Turner, 1940) - Aspilapteryx tringipennellaAspilapteryx tringipennellaAspilapteryx tringipennella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from all of Europe.The wingspan is 10-13 mm. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing in May and again in August....
(Zeller, 1839)