Athrips amoenella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Finland, Sweden, France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Ukraine and Russia, as well as on Corsica.Fauna Europaea Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. 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
The wingspan is 9–11 mm., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3–71. Adults are on wing from May to July.ArtDatabanken The ground colour of the forewings is whitish-yellow with ochreous brown and dark grey markings. The hindwings are dark grey.lepiforum.de
The larvae possibly feed on Vicia cracca.
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