| Psoricoptera gibbosella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Psoricoptera |
| Species: | P. gibbosella |
| Binomial name | |
| Psoricoptera gibbosella (Zeller, 1839) | |
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Psoricoptera gibbosella, the humped crest, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, North Africa, China, Japan, Korea, Siberia and the Russian Far East. The habitat consists of mature woodlands.
The wingspan is 14–20 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid-October
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus, Salix, Crataegus and Malus species. They live within a spun or rolled leaf. Larvae can be found from May to June. The species overwinters as an egg.
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
- UKmoths
- microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2007-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- lepiforum.de
- Ecology of Commanster
- Hants Moths
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| Psoricoptera gibbosella |
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