Sussex Moth Group: Gelechia rhombella

Gelechia rhombella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Spotted Gelechia
(Apple Groundling)
35.0970 (B&F: 800)

Synonym(s):
Gelechia rhombea (Haworth, 1828)

»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Gelechioidea
    »Family: Gelechiidae
      »Subfamily: Gelechiinae
        »Tribe: Hypercalliini

Number of records: 7
Recorded in: 7 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 15 viii 2018

Identification
difficulty

: 2Adult: Can be confused with other species

There are very old records from Abbot's Wood, where the species was single-brooded, flying during July, and larvae fed on apple. The only modern record concerns a single adult at Balcombe on 23rd July 1957. (Pratt,2011)

Distribution at 1km scale

Distribution at 1km scale

Phenology (adult)

No larval records