Dactylotula kinkerella

Dactylotula kinkerella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees and Alps, and from the Netherlands to Ukraine. It is also found in Croatia^[1] and Russia (the southern Ural).^[2] The habitat consists of sandy areas.

Dactylotula kinkerella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dactylotula
Species:	D. kinkerella
Binomial name
Dactylotula kinkerella (Snellen, 1876)
Synonyms
Dactylota kinkerella Snellen, 1876 Apatetris kinkerella

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.^[3]

The larvae feed on Ammophila arenaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from September to May.^[4]