Dichomeris juniperella

Dichomeris juniperella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Dichomeris
Species:	D. juniperella
Binomial name
	Dichomeris juniperella; (Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
	Phalaena juniperella Linnaeus, 1761;

Dichomeris juniperella, the Scotch crest, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Ireland, the Benelux and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The habitat consists of montane areas, including open woodland, mountainsides and gullies.^[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are grey with two larger and one smaller central black spot. Adults are on wing from June to August^[3] in one generation per year.^[4]

The larvae feed on the needles of Juniperus communis from under a silken spinning. They can be found from April to July.^[5]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ "Hants Moths - 35.021 0863 Dichomeris juniperella". www.hantsmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
^ "Dichomeris juniperella". www.lepidoptera.se. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
^ LOT Moths and Butterflies Archived 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}
^ "Dichomeris juniperella - UKMoths". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "Hants Moths - 35.021 0863 Dichomeris juniperella". www.hantsmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

[3] "Dichomeris juniperella". www.lepidoptera.se. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

[4] LOT Moths and Butterflies Archived 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}

[5] "Dichomeris juniperella - UKMoths". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-02.

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Dichomeris juniperella

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