Biology:Gelechia senticetella
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Short description: Species of moth
Gelechia senticetella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Gelechia |
Species: | G. senticetella
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Binomial name | |
Gelechia senticetella (Staudinger, 1859)[1]
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Gelechia senticetella, the cypress groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1859. It is found in most of Europe, including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, France , Germany , Greece, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spain , Switzerland and Ukraine . It is thought to be an introduced species in Great Britain.
The wingspan is 10-13.5 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August.[3]
The larvae feed on Juniperus communis, other Juniperus species and Thuja, Chaemocyparis and Cupressus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant, later living within a silken tube or tent.[4]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q14529429 entry
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