Gelechia muscosella

Gelechia muscosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gelechia
Species:	G. muscosella
Binomial name
	Gelechia muscosella; Zeller, 1839[1]
Synonyms
	Tinea neglectella Zincken, 1821; Gelechia muscosella var. griseella Caradja, 1920;

Gelechia muscosella, the grey sallow groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe (except the Mediterranean region). Outside of Europe, it is found in the Caucasus, Siberia and the Russian Far East.[2] The habitat consists of damp fenlands and shingle beaches.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from mid-June to early September.[4]

The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species. They feed in the catkins of their host plant.[5]

References

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". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
"Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
UKmoths

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[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 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-10-10.

[4] "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2013-10-10.

[5] UKmoths