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Gelechia scotinella

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Species of moth

Gelechia scotinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species: G. scotinella
Binomial name
Gelechia scotinella
Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
Synonyms
  • Gelechia confusella Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia consprucatella Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia kiesenwetteri Heuacker, 1873
  • Lita baueri Rebel, 1917
  • Gelechia (Lita) lakatensis Rebel, 1904

Gelechia scotinella, the thicket groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854 and is found in almost all of Europe. The habitat consists of mature hedgerows and scrubland.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Hantsmoths

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Taxon identifiers
Gelechia scotinella


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