| Psoricoptera gibbosella | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Psoricoptera |
| Species: | P. gibbosella |
| Binomial name | |
| Psoricoptera gibbosella | |
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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]
