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Aproaerema mercedella

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Aproaerema mercedella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Aproaerema
Species:
A. mercedella
Binomial name
Aproaerema mercedella

Aproaerema mercedella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are blackish, with pale yellow patches and lines. The hindwings are leaden grey.[2]

The larvae have been recorded on dead moss-grown bark of Laurocerasus lusitanica.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ lepiforum.de
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