Psoricoptera gibbosella

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]

Psoricoptera gibbosella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Psoricoptera
Species:
P. gibbosella
Binomial name
Psoricoptera gibbosella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia gibbosella Zeller, 1839
  • Chelaria triorthias Meyrick, 1935
  • Lita lepigreella Lucas, 1946

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
  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. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2007-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. lepiforum.de
  7. Ecology of Commanster
  8. Hants Moths
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