Gelechia turpella

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Gelechia turpella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. turpella
Binomial name
Gelechia turpella
Synonyms
  • Tinea turpellaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Haemylis pinguinellaTreitschke, 1832
  • Gelechia pinquinella
  • Tinea populellaHübner, 1796
  • Recurvaria nebuleaHaworth, 1827
  • Anarsia kochiellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854

Gelechia turpella, the grand groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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]

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