Gelechiidae

35.097 Spotted Gelechia Gelechia rhombella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 5.5 to 7.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, mature hedgerows with trees, old orchards and gardens.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva lives in a turned down leaf margin or two leaves spun flat or spun to form a pod, on Crab Apple or Wild Pear and their cultivars. It pupates betwen spun leaves. On the European mainland it may also be found on Wild Plum and whitebeam.