Gelechia turpella
| Gelechia turpella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | G. turpella |
| Binomial name | |
| Gelechia turpella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1] | |
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Gelechia turpella, the Grand Groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found from the Caucasus to Siberia and the Russian Far East.[2] The habitat consists of woodlands and parks.
The wingspan is 16–22 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from mid-June to early September.[4]
The larvae feed on Populus nigra and Populus nigra f. italica. They live living within a spun or rolled leaf of their host plant.[5]
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium
- ↑ Hants Moths
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