- Source: Stenolechia gemmella
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.
Adults are on wing from July to September, and is known for its habit of resting in crevices in bark.
The larvae feed on Quercus species. They feed in the young shoots.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Stenolechia gemmella
- Stenolechia
- List of Lepidoptera of Denmark
- List of Lepidoptera of Ukraine
- List of Lepidoptera of Luxembourg
- List of Lepidoptera of Latvia
- List of Lepidoptera of Belgium
- List of Lepidoptera of Lithuania
- List of Lepidoptera of Norway
- List of Lepidoptera of Albania
