Sattleria basistrigella

Sattleria basistrigella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Sattleria
Species:	S. basistrigella
Binomial name
	Sattleria basistrigella; (Huemer, 1997)
Synonyms
	Gelechia dzieduszykii f. basistrigella Müller-Rutz, 1934; Sattleria triglavica basistrigella Huemer, 1997; Sattleria triglavica basistrigella;

Sattleria basistrigella is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Huemer in 1997. It is found in the Alps of Italy and Switzerland.^[1]^[2]

The length of the forewings is 8.2–10 mm for males and 5.5–7 mm for females. The forewings have a dark stripe from the base to one-third or two-fifths along the fold. Males also have a diffuse irregular dark transverse band at two-thirds, usually more distinct at the costa. Adults are on wing from July to August.^[3]

The larvae feed on Silene acaulis. They live in a silken tube on the host plant.

References

^ funet.fi
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Pitkin, L.M. & Sattler, K., 1991: Sattleria: a European genus of brachypterous alpine moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology), 60: 205–241. Full article: [1]

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[1] unet.fi

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Pitkin, L.M. & Sattler, K., 1991: Sattleria: a European genus of brachypterous alpine moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology), 60: 205–241. Full article: [1]

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