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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.

Gelechia turpella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. turpella
Binomial name
Gelechia turpella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea turpella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Haemylis pinguinella Treitschke, 1832
  • Gelechia pinquinella
  • Tinea populella Hübner, 1796
  • Recurvaria nebulea Haworth, 1827
  • Anarsia kochiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

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


  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  4. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  5. Gelechia at funet
  6. Hants Moths


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