Gelechia cuneatella

Gelechia cuneatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species: G. cuneatella
Binomial name
Gelechia cuneatella
(Douglas, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lita cuneatella Douglas, 1852

Gelechia cuneatella, the Long-winged Groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Douglas in 1852. It is found in northern, central and eastern Europe. The habitat consists of river banks and marshes.

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adult are on wing from August to September in one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Salix species, living within a spun or rolled leaf of their host plant.[3]

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