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Gelechia turpella

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Species of moth

Gelechia turpella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species: G. turpella
Binomial name
Gelechia turpella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea turpella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Haemylis pinguinella Treitschke, 1832
  • Gelechia pinquinella
  • Tinea populella Hübner, 1796
  • Recurvaria nebulea Haworth, 1827
  • Anarsia kochiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Gelechia turpella, the grand groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found from the Caucasus to Siberia and the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of woodlands and parks.

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-June to early September.

The larvae feed on Populus nigra (including Populus nigra f. italica), Populus pyramidalis, Populus balsamifera and Populus laurifolia. They live living within a spun or rolled leaf of their host plant.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  4. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  5. Gelechia at funet
  6. Hants Moths
Taxon identifiers
Gelechia turpella


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