Sophronia semicostella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Greece, Bulgaria and the islands in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Sophronia |
| Species: | S. semicostella
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| Sophronia semicostella (Hübner, 1813)
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The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae probably feed on Anthoxanthum odoratum.
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