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Stenolechia gemmella

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Stenolechia gemmella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stenolechia
Species:
S. gemmella
Binomial name
Stenolechia gemmella
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

Damage

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September, and is known for its habit of resting in crevices in bark.[2]

The larva feed on Quercus species. They feed in the young shoots. They cause withered leaves and occasionally swellings. Pupation normally takes place in the shoot, but occasionally outside.[3]

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