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.
| 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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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.