Gelechia nigra (Haworth, 1828)
Black Gelechia
(Black Groundling)
35.1050 (B&F: 806)
Synonym(s):
Gelechia cautella (Zeller, 1839)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Gelechioidea
»Family: Gelechiidae
»Subfamily: Gelechiinae
»Tribe: Hypercalliini
Number of records: 3
Recorded in: 2 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 18 vii 2020
Identification
difficulty
: ?Adult: Very scarce species
To be completed.
Hurstpierpoint, 18 vii 2020
Photo: Dennis Chanter
Littlehampton, 16 vii 2025
Photo: Colin Knight
Distribution at 1km scale
Phenology (adult)
No larval records
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