Gelechia rhombella
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Species: | G. rhombella
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Gelechia rhombella, the apple groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, southern Siberia, the Russian Far East,[2] Korea and China (Gansu, Qinghai, Jilin).[3]
The wingspan is 13–17 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Malus species (including Malus domestica) and Pyrus communis. They feed from within a folded leaf or between spun leaves.[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
- ^ New Faunistic Data for the Family Gelechiidae in the Korean peninsula and NE China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- ^ UKmoths
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