Gelechia turpella explained

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.[1] The habitat consists of woodlands and parks.

The wingspan is 16–22 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from mid-June to early September.[3]

The larvae feed on Populus nigra (including Populus nigra f. italica), Populus pyramidalis, Populus balsamifera and Populus laurifolia.[4] They live living within a spun or rolled leaf of their host plant.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 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
  2. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2013-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131218054402/http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330870&p=1 . 2013-12-18 . dead .
  3. Web site: Lepidoptera of Belgium . 2013-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070516005514/http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Gelechiidae/Gmuscosella.htm . 2007-05-16 . dead .
  4. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/gelechia/ Gelechia at funet
  5. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/0807.php Hants Moths

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