Athrips pruinosella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in western and northern Europe.Fauna Europaea 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 It has also been recorded from the Caucasus, the southern Ural Mountains, the Altai Mountains, Tuva, Buryatia, the Amur region, Primorye and North America.mothphotographersgroup
The wingspan is 12–16 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 the end of May to the beginning of August.microlepidoptera.nl
The larvae feed on Salix repens, Vaccinium uliginosum,lepiforum.de Spiraea salicifolia, Andromeda polifolia and Vaccinium myrtillus.
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