Gelechia senticetella (Staudinger, 1859)
cypress groundling
on Cupressaceae
Chamaecyparis spec., Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Mol, 21.i4.2014 © Carina Van Steenwinkel
more feeding traces
larva
larva
larva
parasite
The young larvae mine, but soon they live free in a dense spinning.
host plants
Cupressaceae, oligophagous
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana; Cupressus; Juniperus communis, excelsa, oxycedrus, phoenicea, sabina, thurifera; Thuja.
phenology
Larvae in spring on the fresh shoots.
BENELUX
BE First observation in 1998 (De Prins, 1998a).
NE First observation in 1986a (Nieukerken, Gielis, Huisman ao, 1993a).
LUX Not yet recorded (PESI, 2018).
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Described by Huertas Dionisio (2012a), Klimesch (1942a).
synonyms
Nothris senticetella.
notes
Expanding species.
references
Agassiz (2004a), Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a), Corley, Marabuto, Maravalhas ao (2011a), Corley, Rosete, Gonçalves ao (2018a), Domingo & Huemer (2002a), Gómez de Aizpúrua (1995b), Huertas Dionisio (2007a, 2012a), Huisman & Koster (1999a, 2000a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ellis (2007a), Klimesch (1942a, 1956c), Laštůvka, Laštůvka, Liška ao (1992a), Nieukerken, Gielis, Huisman ao (1993a), De Prins (1998a), Wieser (2018a).