Sophronia humerella

Sophronia humerella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe (except Iceland, Norway, Ireland, the Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia and Bulgaria), North Africa and Asia Minor.[1][2] The moth was removed from the British list because the records are considered unreliable.[3]

Sophronia humerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Sophronia
Species:
S. humerella
Binomial name
Sophronia humerella
Synonyms
  • Tinea humerella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

The wingspan is 9–11 mm.

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris, Helichrysum, Achillea, Thymus and Antennaria species.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Sophronia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Palmer, C A; Palmer, S M. "Introduction". Gelechiid Recording Scheme. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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