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Gelechia rhombella

Gelechia rhombella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species: G. rhombella
Binomial name
Gelechia rhombella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea rhombella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Tinea axilella Thunberg, 1794
  • Recurvaria rhombea Haworth, 1828
  • Gelechia cinereoradicica Szent-Ivány, 1942

Gelechia rhombella, the apple groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, southern Siberia, the Russian Far East,Korea and China (Gansu, Qinghai, Jilin).

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Malus species (including Malus domestica) and Pyrus communis. They feed from within a folded leaf or between spun leaves.



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