Sophronia sicariellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Zeller in 1839. It is found in most of Europe, except Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal and Croatia.[1][2]

Sophronia sicariellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Sophronia
Species:
S. sicariellus
Binomial name
Sophronia sicariellus
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus sicariellus Zeller, 1839

The wingspan is 13–14 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium.

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