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Dichomeris derasella

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Wikipedia Abstract

Dichomeris derasella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Sweden, the Iberian Peninsula and part of the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan is 21–22 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-April to the end of May in one generation per year. The larvae feed on Cerasus, Crataegus, Malus sylvestris and Rubus. They live within a spun or rolled leaf. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
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Prey / Diet

Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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