Stenolechia gemmella

Stenolechia gemmella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Stenolechia
Species:	S. gemmella
Binomial name
	Stenolechia gemmella; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Phalaena (Tinea) gemmella Linnaeus, 1758; Alucita nivella Fabricius, 1794 ; Recurvaria nivea Haworth, 1828; Lita nigrovittella Duponchel, [1839]; Gelechia (Brachmia) lepidella Zeller, 1839;

Stenolechia gemmella (black-dotted groundling) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is known from most of Europe

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The head is white. Forewings are whitish, somewhat sprinkled with brownish; a spot on costa near base and another at 1/3, an inwardly oblique fascia beyond middle, somewhat interrupted near costa, a spot on base of dorsum, and another at tornus black; some black scales towards apex; vein 4 absent. Hindwings are light grey. The larva is whitish; spots pale grey; head and plate of 2 yellow-brown, latter grey-speckled.^[2]

Adults are on wing from July to September, and is known for its habit of resting in crevices in bark.^[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus species. They feed in the young shoots.^[4]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^ UKmoths
^ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-03-28.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

[3] UKmoths

[4] "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-03-28.

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