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Sophronia semicostella

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Sophronia semicostella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Sophronia
Species:
S. semicostella
Binomial name
Sophronia semicostella
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Tinea semicostella Hübner, 1813
  • Sophronia parenthesella Haworth, 1828

Sophronia semicostella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Greece, Bulgaria and the islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae probably feed on Anthoxanthum odoratum.

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