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.^[2]

A folded maple leaf

Larva

Altenia scriptella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Altenia
Species:	A. scriptella
Binomial name
Altenia scriptella (Hübner, 1796)[1]
Synonyms
Tinea scriptella Hubner, 1796

The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.^[3]

The larvae feed on Acer campestris, Acer pseudoplatanus and Acer platanoides. They in a folded leaf of their host plant. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.