Altenia inscriptella

Altenia inscriptella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Altenia
Species:	A. inscriptella
Binomial name
	Altenia inscriptella; (Christoph, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
	Teleia inscriptella Christoph, 1882; Carpatolechia inscriptella;

Altenia inscriptella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan[2] and Korea.

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are similar to Altenia scriptella, but the ground colour of the forewings is creamy white, suffused with grey scales and much more distinct dark grey markings.

The larvae feed on Acer ginnala.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Carpatolechia inscriptella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
Japanese Moths
Insecta Koreana 9 : 6

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Carpatolechia inscriptella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.

[2] Japanese Moths

[3] Insecta Koreana 9 : 6