Recurvaria nanella

"Lesser budmoth" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Recurvaria leucatella.

Recurvaria nanella, the lesser bud moth, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe and is also found in Turkey, the Near East, North Africa (including Egypt), the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan and south-eastern Siberia. It is also found in North America, where it is probably introduced.^[2]

Recurvaria nanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Recurvaria
Species:	R. nanella
Binomial name
Recurvaria nanella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Tinea nanella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Tinea pumilella [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 Recurvaria nana Haworth, 1828 Recurvaria crataegella Busck, 1903 Recurvaria srataegella Busck, 1903 Recurvaria nanella unicolor Rebel, 1927

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing from July to August.^[4]