Stenolechia gemmella

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

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

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The head is white. Forewings are whitish, somewhat sprinkled with brownish; a spot on costa near base and another at 1/3, an inwardly oblique fascia beyond middle, somewhat interrupted near costa, a spot on base of dorsum, and another at tornus black; some black scales towards apex; vein 4 absent. Hindwings are light grey. The larva is whitish; spots pale grey; head and plate of 2 yellow-brown, latter grey-speckled.^[2]^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Adults are on wing from July to September, and is known for its habit of resting in crevices in bark.^[6]

The larvae feed on Quercus species. They feed in the young shoots.^[7]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^ Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
^ Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
^ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ UKmoths
^ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-03-28.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

[3] Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2

[4] Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society

[5] rum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[6] UKmoths

[7] "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2011-03-28.

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