Mirificarma lentiginosella

Mirificarma lentiginosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Mirificarma
Species:	M. lentiginosella
Binomial name
	Mirificarma lentiginosella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Gelechia lentiginosella Zeller, 1839;

Mirificarma lentiginosella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Sweden, Finland, most of the Baltic region and part of the Balkan Peninsula) to the Ural Mountains and Turkey.^[2]

A sprig of *Genista tinctoria* eaten by larva

The wingspan is 6.5-8.5 mm for males and 6–8 mm for females. The head is mid to dark brown. The forewings are dark brown with scattered pinkish buff scales.^[3] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Genista tinctoria, Genista anglica, Genista germanica, Genista sagittalis and Laburnum anagyroides. They spin together the young terminal shoots of the hostplant. Larvae can be found in May and June. Pupation takes place in a cocoon amongst leaves on the ground.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
^ Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview

[3] Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)

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