Gelechia muscosella
| Gelechia muscosella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | G. muscosella |
| Binomial name | |
| Gelechia muscosella Zeller, 1839[1] | |
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Gelechia muscosella, the grey sallow groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe (except the Mediterranean region). Outside of Europe, it is found in the Caucasus, Siberia and the Russian Far East.[2] The habitat consists of damp fenlands and shingle beaches.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from mid-June to early September.[4]
The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species. They feed in the catkins of their host plant.[5]
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
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium
- ↑ UKmoths
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