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Gelechia cuneatella

Wikipedia Abstract

Gelechia cuneatella, the long-winged groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Douglas in 1852. It is found in northern, central and eastern Europe, Russia, China (Xinjiang, Jilin) and Japan. The habitat consists of river banks and marshes. The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adult are on wing from August to September in one generation per year. The larvae feed on Salix species, living within a spun or rolled leaf of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Salix fragilis (crack willow)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0