Biology:Gelechia sabinellus

Short description: Species of moth

Gelechia sabinellus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gelechia
Species:	G. sabinellus
Binomial name
Gelechia sabinellus (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
Ypsolophus sabinellus Zeller, 1839 Gelechia sabinella Nothris hoffmanniella Strand, 1902 Nothris kalevalella Kanerva, 1936 Nothris corsella Rebel, 1930

The juniper gelechiid moth (Gelechia sabinellus) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is known from most of Europe. It is an introduced species in Great Britain and North America through accidental introduction in garden junipers.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. Adults are on wing in August.

The larvae feed on Juniperus species, including Juniperus communis.

Subspecies

• Gelechia sabinellus sabinellus
• Gelechia sabinellus corsella Rebel, 1930 (Corsica)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5530406 entry