Gelechia cuneatella
| Gelechia cuneatella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | G. cuneatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Gelechia cuneatella (Douglas, 1852)[1] | |
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Gelechia cuneatella, the long-winged groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Douglas in 1852. It is found in northern, central and eastern Europe, Russia, China (Xinjiang, Jilin) and Japan.[2] The habitat consists of river banks and marshes.
The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adult are on wing from August to September in one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Salix species, living within a spun or rolled leaf of their host plant.[4]
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