Psoricoptera gibbosella
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| Species: | P. gibbosella
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| Psoricoptera gibbosella (Zeller, 1839)[1]
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Psoricoptera gibbosella, the humped crest, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, North Africa, China, Japan, Korea, Siberia and the Russian Far East.[2] The habitat consists of mature woodlands.[3]
The wingspan is 14–20 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from July to mid-October
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus,[5] Salix, Crataegus and Malus species.[6] They live within a spun or rolled leaf. Larvae can be found from May to June.[7] The species overwinters as an egg.[8]
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
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ Ecology of Commanster
- ^ Hants Moths
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