Stenolechia gemmella

Stenolechia gemmella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stenolechia
Species: S. gemmella
Binomial name
Stenolechia gemmella
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) gemmella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Alucita nivella Fabricius, 1794
  • Recurvaria nivea Haworth, 1828
  • Lita nigrovittella Duponchel, [1839]
  • Gelechia (Brachmia) lepidella Zeller, 1839

The black-dotted groundling (Stenolechia gemmella) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is known from most of Europe

Damage

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September, and is known for its habit of resting in crevices in bark.[2]

The larva feed on Quercus species. They feed in the young shoots. They cause withered leaves and occasionally swellings. Pupation normally takes place in the shoot, but occasionally outside.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ UKmoths
  3. ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium
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