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Athrips tigrina

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Athrips tigrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Athrips
Species:
A. tigrina
Binomial name
Athrips tigrina
(Christoph, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Teleia tigrina Christoph, 1877
  • Athrips agnathos Li & Zheng, 1998

Athrips tigrina is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China (Ningxia, Xinjiang) and Mongolia.[1] The habitat consists of deserts.

The wingspan is 11–17 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to the end of September.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Athrips at funet
  2. ^ Bidzilya, O., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200310001