Athrips stepposa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Ukraine, RussiaFauna Europaea (southern Ural and Siberia: Tuva), 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 north-western Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
The wingspan is 8.5–10 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June and again from July to early August in two generations per year., 2005: A review of the genus Athrips (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region . Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 52 (1): 3-71.
The larvae feed on Caragana frutex.Athrips at funet
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