Psoricoptera gibbosella

Psoricoptera gibbosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Psoricoptera
Species:	P. gibbosella
Binomial name
	Psoricoptera gibbosella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Gelechia gibbosella Zeller, 1839; Chelaria triorthias Meyrick, 1935; Lita lepigreella Lucas, 1946;

Psoricoptera gibbosella, the humped crest, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, North Africa, China, Japan, Korea, Siberia and the Russian Far East.^[2] The habitat consists of mature woodlands.^[3]

The wingspan is 14–20 mm.^[4] Adults are on wing from July to mid-October

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus,^[5] Salix, Crataegus and Malus species.^[6] They live within a spun or rolled leaf. Larvae can be found from May to June.^[7] The species overwinters as an egg.^[8]

References[]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ 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
^ UKmoths
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2007-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ lepiforum.de
^ Ecology of Commanster
^ Hants Moths

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[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] UKmoths

[4] rolepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-12-18 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2007-05-16 at the Wayback Machine

[6] rum.de

[7] Ecology of Commanster

[8] Hants Moths

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