Gelechia cuneatella

Gelechia cuneatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species: G. cuneatella
Binomial name
Gelechia cuneatella
(Douglas, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lita cuneatella Douglas, 1852

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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