African sober
Aproaerema polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The African sober (Aproaerema polychromella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the African sober
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the African sober live?
Not recorded
Is the African sober endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the African sober classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusAproaerema
- SpeciesAproaerema polychromella (Rebel, 1902)
Synonyms Anacampsis argyrolobiella, Anacampsis polychromella, Anacampsis polychromella var. rebeliella, Aproaerema argyrolobiella, Stomopteryx argyrobiella, Syncopacma polychromella
Other names and names in other languages (2)
- ZwerfbandpalpmotDutch
- mångfärgad palpmalSwedish
Relatives of the African sober
Other species in the same genus Aproaerema.
CompareAfrican sober vs Vetch soberAfrican sober vs Silver-barred soberAfrican sober vs Aproaerema acanthyllidisAfrican sober vs Aproaerema adversa
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the African sober?
The African sober (Aproaerema polychromella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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title = {African sober (Aproaerema polychromella)},
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
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