Altenia
| Altenia | |
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| Altenia scriptella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Tribe: | Litini |
| Genus: | Altenia Sattler, 1960[1] |
Altenia is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found Europe, Asia, and North Africa.[2][3] Host plants are known from families Empetraceae, Anacardiaceae, and Aceraceae.[3]
Species
[edit]There are seven recognized species:[1][2]
- Altenia elsneriella Huemer & Karsholt, 1999
- Altenia inscriptella (Christoph, 1882)
- Altenia mersinella (Staudinger, 1879)
- Altenia modesta (Danilevsky, 1955)
- Altenia perspersella (Wocke, 1862)
- Altenia scriptella (Hubner, 1796)
- Altenia wagneriella (Rebel, 1926)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hobern, D. & Sattler, K. (3 May 2025). "Altenia Sattler, 1960". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.25.123. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Altenia Sattler, 1960". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Lee, Sangmi & Brown, Richard L. (2008). "Revision of Holarctic Teleiodini (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Zootaxa. 1818 (1): 1–55. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1818.1.1.
- ^ "Altenia Sattler, 1960". Fauna Europaea. 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2025.