''Altenia'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...

. It is found Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Host plants are known from families Empetraceae,

Anacardiaceae The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce ...

, and

Aceraceae Aceraceae were recognized as a family of flowering plants also called the maple family. They contain two to four genera, depending upon the circumscription, of some 120 species of trees and shrubs. A common characteristic is that the leaves are ...

Species

There are seven recognized species: *''

Altenia elsneriella ''Altenia elsneriella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Croatia, North Macedonia and Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, ...

'' Huemer & Karsholt, 1999 *''

Altenia inscriptella ''Altenia inscriptella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan and Korea. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. ...

'' (Christoph, 1882) *''

Altenia mersinella ''Altenia mersinella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on Cyprus and in Turkey, Syria and the Palestinian Territories. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to t ...

'' (Staudinger, 1879) *''

Altenia modesta ''Altenia modesta'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Albania, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Algeria. The wingspan is about 16 mm. The larvae feed on ''Pistacia vera The pistachio (, ; ''Pistacia ...

'' (Danilevsky, 1955) *''

Altenia perspersella ''Altenia'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It is found Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Host plants are known from families Empetraceae, Anacardiaceae, and Aceraceae. Species There are seven recognized species: *''Altenia elsnerie ...

'' (Wocke, 1862) *''

Altenia scriptella ''Altenia scriptella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from most of Europe, to the Volga region, Turkey and the Caucasus. The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year. The l ...

'' (Hubner, 1796) *''

Altenia wagneriella ''Altenia wagneriella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Serbia and on Cyprus. It is also present in Turkey, Iran, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Ce ...

'' (Rebel, 1926)

References

Litini Gelechiidae genera Taxa named by Klaus Sattler {{Litini-stub