Dichomeris juniperella, the Scotch crest, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Ireland, the Benelux and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The habitat consists of montane areas, including open woodland, mountainsides and gullies.[2]

Dichomeris juniperella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. juniperella
Binomial name
Dichomeris juniperella (Linnaeus, 1761)[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena juniperella Linnaeus, 1761

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are grey with two larger and one smaller central black spot. Adults are on wing from June to August[3] in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feed on the needles of Juniperus communis from under a silken spinning. They can be found from April to July.[5]

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