Athrips nigricostella
Species of moth
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Athrips nigricostella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Germany, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Russia.[1] It is also found in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Far East,[2] China (Xinjiang) and Japan.[3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. nigricostella |
| Binomial name | |
| Athrips nigricostella (Duponchel, 1842) | |
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The larvae feed on Medicago sativa and Medicago minima. They spin together the terminal leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon between the spun leaves.
