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Athrips rancidella, the cotoneaster webworm, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Netherlands, Fennoscandia and the Baltic region.[1] It has also been recorded from Syria, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and the United States (Oregon and California).[2]

Athrips rancidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Athrips
Species:	A. rancidella
Binomial name
Athrips rancidella (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
Synonyms
Gelechia rancidella Herrich-Schaffer, 1854 Athrips triatomea Mühlig, 1864 Gelechia vepretella Zeller, 1871 Gelechia superfetella Peyerimhoff, 1877 Cremona cotoneastri Busck, 1934 Epithectis cerasivorella Kuznetsov, 1960

The wingspan is 11–12 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in June.

The larvae feed on Cotoneaster horizontalis, Prunus spinosa and Crataegus species. The larvae feed on the lower epidermis.[4] They live in a silken tube or tent. The species overwinters as an egg or young larva.

Subspecies

• Athrips rancidella rancidella (central and southern Europe, Iran, Syria, Turkmenistan, North America)
• Athrips rancidella tadzhika Bidzilya, 2005 (Tajikistan)

References

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