Gelechia hippophaella

The sea buckthorn moth (Gelechia hippophaella) is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Great Britain to Ukraine.

A shoot of Hippophae rhamnoides eaten by larva
Larva

Gelechia hippophaella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Gelechia
Species:
G. hippophaella
Binomial name
Gelechia hippophaella
(Schrank, 1802)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea hippophaella Schrank, 1802
  • Gelechia basalis Stainton, 1854
  • Gelechia acupediella Frey, 1870

The wingspan is 17–21 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on Hippophae rhamnoides. They have been recorded mining the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an irregular corridor or blotch. After some time the larvae live free among spun leaves. Other authors only record it spinning leaves and buds.[3] Larvae can be found in June and July. They are greyish green with a light brown head. Last instar larvae are tinged with pink.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  3. bladmineerders.nl


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