''Apatetris halimilignella'' is a
moth of the family
Gelechiidae. It was described by
Lord Walsingham in 1904. It is found in
Algeria.
The
wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are cream-white, barred with fawn-ochreous, of which there is a spot at the base of the costa, a straight transverse fascia at one-third, a broader one at the middle, and a still broader band covering the apex and termen. On the bands is a slight dusting of black scales along the costa, and a group of the same forms an elongate spot on the outer half of the central fascia about its middle. The hindwings are shining, iridescent rosy grey.
The larvae feed on ''
Atriplex halimus''. They form small lateral galls on the stems of their host plant. Pupation takes place within the stem.
Ent. mon. Mag. 40 : 269
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References
Moths described in 1904
Apatetris
Moths of Africa
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