Sattleria basistrigella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Sattleria |
| Species: | S. basistrigella
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| Sattleria basistrigella (Huemer, 1997)
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Sattleria basistrigella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Peter Huemer in 1997. It is found in the Alps of Italy and Switzerland.[1][2]
The length of the forewings is 8.2–10 mm for males and 5.5–7 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to August.[3] The larvae feed on Silene acaulis. They live in a silken tube on the host plant.
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Sattleria basistrigella (Huemer, 1997)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Pitkin, L.M. & Sattler, K., 1991: Sattleria: a European genus of brachypterous alpine moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology), 60: 205–241. Full article: [1]