Stenolechia gemmella
| Stenolechia gemmella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stenolechia |
| Species: | S. gemmella |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenolechia gemmella (Linnaeus, 1758)[1] | |
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The Black-dotted groundling (Stenolechia gemmella) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is known from most of Europe.
Damage
The wingspan is 10–11 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September, and is known for its habit of resting in crevices in bark.[2]
The larva feed on Quercus species. They feed in the young shoots. They cause withered leaves and occasionally swellings. Pupation normally takes place in the shoot, but occasionally outside.[3]
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