Gelechia scotinella

Gelechia scotinella, the thicket groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854 and is found in almost all of Europe. The habitat consists of mature hedgerows and scrubland.[2]

Gelechia scotinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Gelechia
Species:
G. scotinella
Binomial name
Gelechia scotinella
Synonyms
  • Gelechia confusella Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia consprucatella Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia kiesenwetteri Heuacker, 1873
  • Lita baueri Rebel, 1917
  • Gelechia (Lita) lakatensis Rebel, 1904

The wingspan is 11–14 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to September.[4]

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, feeding within the stems and flowers.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Hantsmoths
  3. "Microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  4. Swedish Moths


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