Stenolechiodes pseudogemmellus explained

Stenolechiodes pseudogemmellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is known from Germany, Greece, Italy, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Turkey, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Croatia.

The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[1] Adults are on wing from the end of April to the start of July in one generation in central Europe. In south-eastern Europe, there is probably a second generation since adults were also collected in July in Italy, Greece and Montenegro.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus robur. They feed in the young shoots.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330325&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
  2. http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Phegea/2000/Phegea28-1_7-9.pdf Stenolechiodes pseudogemmellus, a new species for the Belgian fauna (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)