Athrips rancidella

Cotoneaster webworm
Scientific classification File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Athrips
Species:	A. rancidella
Binomial name
	Athrips rancidella; (Herrich-Schaffer, 1854)
Synonyms
	Gelechia superfetella Gelechia rancidella; Herrich-Schaffer, 1854 Mühlig, 1864 ; Peyerimhoff, 1877 Cremona cotoneastri; Gelechia vepretella Busck, 1934 ; Athrips triatomea Zeller, 1871 ; Kuznetsov, 1960 Epithectis cerasivorella;

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] 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.^[4]

Subspecies

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

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