Biology:Gelechia turpella
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | G. turpella
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| Gelechia turpella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
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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.[2] The habitat consists of woodlands and parks.
The wingspan is 16–22 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from mid-June to early September.[4]
The larvae feed on Populus nigra (including Populus nigra f. italica), Populus pyramidalis, Populus balsamifera and Populus laurifolia.[5] They live living within a spun or rolled leaf of their host plant.[6]
References
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- ↑ 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". http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330870&p=1.
- ↑ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Gelechiidae/Gmuscosella.htm.
- ↑ Gelechia at funet
- ↑ Hants Moths
Wikidata ☰ Q13770388 entry
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