Gelechia sabinellus

The juniper gelechiid moth (Gelechia sabinellus) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is known from most of Europe. It is an introduced species in Great Britain and North America through accidental introduction in garden junipers.

Gelechia sabinellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Gelechia
Species:
G. sabinellus
Binomial name
Gelechia sabinellus
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ypsolophus sabinellus Zeller, 1839
  • Gelechia sabinella
  • Nothris hoffmanniella Strand, 1902
  • Nothris kalevalella Kanerva, 1936
  • Nothris corsella Rebel, 1930

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. Adults are on wing in August.[2]

The larva feed on Juniperus species, including Juniperus communis.

Subspecies
  • Gelechia sabinellus sabinellus
  • Gelechia sabinellus corsella Rebel, 1930 (Corsica)
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References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. UKmoths


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