Athrips aquila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural)Fauna Europaea and south-eastern Kazakhstan. The habitat consists of steppes with dominant shrubs such as Spiraea crenata, Spiraea hypericifolia, Caragana frutex and Cotoneaster melanocarpus.
The wingspan is 15–17 mm for males and 13.5 mm for females.; 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview Adults are on wing from mid-June to late August.
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