Gelechia turpella

Gelechia turpella, the grand groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found from the Caucasus to Siberia and the Russian Far East.^[2] The habitat consists of woodlands and parks.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Gelechia turpella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Gelechia
Species:	G. turpella
Binomial name
Gelechia turpella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
Tinea turpella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Haemylis pinguinella Treitschke, 1832 Gelechia pinquinella Tinea populella Hübner, 1796 Recurvaria nebulea Haworth, 1827 Anarsia kochiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

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The wingspan is 16–22 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing from mid-June to early September.^[4]

The larvae feed on Populus nigra (including Populus nigra f. italica), Populus pyramidalis, Populus balsamifera and Populus laurifolia.^[5] They live living within a spun or rolled leaf of their host plant.^[6]