Gelechia rhombelliformis

Gelechia rhombelliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species: G. rhombelliformis
Binomial name
Gelechia rhombelliformis
Staudinger, 1871[1]

Gelechia rhombelliformis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Staudinger in 1871. It is found from the Netherlands and Germany east to Russia and from Denmark and Latvia south to Austria, Hungary and Romania.

The wingspan is 15–19 mm.[2] Adult are on wing from June to mid-September.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Populus species, including Populus nigra, Populus pyramidalis and Populus balsamifera.[4] Pupation takes place under the bark.

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