Stenolechia gemmella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Stenolechia |
Species: | S. gemmella
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Binomial name | |
Stenolechia gemmella | |
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Stenolechia gemmella (black-dotted groundling) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is known from most of Europe
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The head is white. Forewings are whitish, somewhat sprinkled with brownish; a spot on costa near base and another at 1/3, an inwardly oblique fascia beyond middle, somewhat interrupted near costa, a spot on base of dorsum, and another at tornus black; some black scales towards apex; vein 4 absent. Hindwings are light grey. The larva is whitish; spots pale grey; head and plate of 2 yellow-brown, latter grey-speckled.[2]
Adults are on wing from July to September, and is known for its habit of resting in crevices in bark.[3]
The larvae feed on Quercus species. They feed in the young shoots.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-03-28.