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Gelechia senticetella
Cypress Gelechia (Staudinger, 1859)
Gelechiidae: Gelechiinae
801a / 35.099
Photo © Paul Kitchener,  Ipswich, 31 July 2015

Similar Suffolk Species: None
Wingspan: 10-13mm
Flight: July - August
Foodplant:   Juniper, cypresses
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

Morley’s Final Catalogue: Not listed.

Recent Status: An adventive species first recorded in Britain in 1988. A very local species in Suffolk.

Life Style: A single brooded species that comes to light from June till August. The larvae mine initially and then feed on leaves and shoots from spinnings on Juniperus, Chamaecyparis, Cupressus and Thuja.

Identification: A brown species longitudinally marked with strong black and weaker white streaks. More Info

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 7 (12%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2001.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
19/08/2023126TL78 - Brandon/Lakenheath
11/08/2023126TL78 - Brandon/Lakenheath
11/08/2023225TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
01/08/2023126TL78 - Brandon/Lakenheath
30/07/2023125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
Further info: Gelechia senticetella
 
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