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)
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, Korea and China (Gansu, Qinghai, Jilin).

The wingspan is 13–17 mm.

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

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