Gelechia rhombella

Gelechia rhombella
Gelechia rhombella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gelechia
Species:	G. rhombella
Binomial name
Gelechia rhombella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
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 family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, southern Siberia, the Russian Far East,[2] Korea and China (Gansu, Qinghai, Jilin).[3]

The wingspan is 13–17 mm.[4] Terminal joint of palpi as long as second. Forewings pale ochreous to light fuscous, sprinkled with black; a black spot along costa at base, and another at 2/3; stigmata black, plical minute, second discal usually forming a bent mark; a dark tornal spot; sometimes a faint pale angulated fascia at 3/4; usually blackish terminal spots. Hindwings somewhat over 1, pale grey, darker terminally. Larva dark green, sides reddish-tinged; subdorsal and spiracular lines whitish; head dark brown; plate of 2 black, bisected: between joined leaves of apple.[5][6][7][8]

The larvae feed on Malus species (including Malus domestica) and Pyrus communis.[9]

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
3. New Faunistic Data for the Family Gelechiidae in the Korean peninsula and NE China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
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5. 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
6. Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
7. 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
8. lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
9. UKmoths