Gelechia sestertiella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | G. sestertiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Gelechia sestertiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854[1]
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Gelechia sestertiella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, the Baltic region, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.
The wingspan is 13–14 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Acer platanoides and Acer campestre.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Swedish Moths
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Gelechia sestertiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 1, 2018.