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Psoricoptera gibbosella, the humped crest, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, North Africa, China, Japan, Korea, Siberia and the Russian Far East.[2] The habitat consists of mature woodlands.[3]

Psoricoptera gibbosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Psoricoptera
Species:	P. gibbosella
Binomial name
Psoricoptera gibbosella (Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
Gelechia gibbosella Zeller, 1839 Chelaria triorthias Meyrick, 1935 Lita lepigreella Lucas, 1946

The wingspan is 14–20 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from July to mid-October

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus,[5] Salix, Crataegus and Malus species.[6] They live within a spun or rolled leaf. Larvae can be found from May to June.[7] The species overwinters as an egg.[8]

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