Psoricoptera gibbosella

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Psoricoptera gibbosella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Psoricoptera
Species:
P. gibbosella
Binomial name
Psoricoptera gibbosella
(Zeller, 1839) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia gibbosellaZeller, 1839
  • Chelaria triorthiasMeyrick, 1935
  • Lita lepigreellaLucas, 1946

Psoricoptera gibbosella, the humped crest, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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]

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