Recurvaria nanella

"Lesser budmoth" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Recurvaria leucatella.

Recurvaria nanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Recurvaria
Species:
R. nanella
Binomial name
Recurvaria nanella
Synonyms
  • Tinea nanella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Tinea pumilella [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Recurvaria nana Haworth, 1828
  • Recurvaria crataegella Busck, 1903
  • Recurvaria srataegella Busck, 1903
  • Recurvaria nanella unicolor Rebel, 1927

Recurvaria nanella, the lesser bud moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe and is also found in Turkey, the Near East, North Africa (including Egypt), the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan and south-eastern Siberia. It is also found in North America, where it is probably introduced.[2]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from July to August.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. ^ microlepidoptera.nl
  4. ^ UKmoths


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