Athrips stepposa
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| Athrips stepposa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Athrips |
| Species: | A. stepposa |
| Binomial name | |
| Athrips stepposa Bidzilya, 2005 | |
Athrips stepposa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ukraine, Russia[1] (southern Ural and Siberia: Tuva),[2] north-western Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
The wingspan is 8.5–10 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June and again from July to early August in two generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Caragana frutex.[4]
