Gelechia turpella

Gelechia turpella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gelechia
Species:	G. turpella
Binomial name
	Gelechia turpella; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Tinea turpella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Haemylis pinguinella Treitschke, 1832; Gelechia pinquinella; Tinea populella Hübner, 1796; Recurvaria nebulea Haworth, 1827; Anarsia kochiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854;

Gelechia turpella, the grand groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found from the Caucasus to Siberia and the Russian Far East.^[2] The habitat consists of woodlands and parks.

The wingspan is 16–22 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing from mid-June to early September.^[4]

The larvae feed on Populus nigra (including Populus nigra f. italica), Populus pyramidalis, Populus balsamifera and Populus laurifolia.^[5] They live living within a spun or rolled leaf of their host plant.^[6]

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
^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
^ Gelechia at funet
^ Hants Moths

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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] rolepidoptera.nl

[4] Lepidoptera of Belgium

[5] Gelechia at funet

[6] Hants Moths

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