Hypatima rhomboidella

The lobster-clawed moth (Hypatima rhomboidella) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except for the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula. In the east, the range extends to Siberia and Taiwan.[1]

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

Hypatima rhomboidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Hypatima
Species:
H. rhomboidella
Binomial name
Hypatima rhomboidella
Synonyms
  • Phalaena rhomboidella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chelaria hübnerella Donovan, 1804
  • Tinea conscriptella Hübner, [1805]
  • Chelaria conscripta Haworth, 1828

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from late July and September.

The larvae feed on Betula and Corylus avellana.

References
  1. Hypatima at funet


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