Gelechiidae

35.106 Poplar Gelechia Gelechia turpella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

pRDB2

Similar species:

Forewing: 8 to 9.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland margins, mature lines of poplars along roads and in parks and large gardens.

Habits: The moth rests on tree trunks during the day. If disturbed it runs up the trunk or flies. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in a leaf spun so that it folds upward forming a pod on Black Poplar and Lombardy Poplar. It pupates (sometimes gregariously) in a dense white cocoon spattered with debris under the bark of the foodplant. On the European mainland it is also recorded feeding on Balsam Poplar, Bolle's Poplar and Laurel Poplar.