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Gelechia basipunctella

Gelechia basipunctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in from central Europe to Russia, Turkey and Mongolia.

Last revised
Aug 5, 2026
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Length
100 w
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Source
Gelechia basipunctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. basipunctella
Binomial name
Gelechia basipunctella
Synonyms
  • Gelechia albicans Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia basiguttella Heinemann, 1870

Gelechia basipunctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in from central Europe to Russia (Middle Volga, southern Ural, southern Siberia), Turkey and Mongolia.2

The larvae feed on Salix species.3

References

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. lepiforum.de