Hypatima rhomboidella
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Hypatima |
| Species: | H. rhomboidella |
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| Hypatima rhomboidella (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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The Lobster-clawed Moth (Hypatima rhomboidella) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except for the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from late July and September.
The larvae feed on Betula and Corylus avellana.