Gelechia muscosella
Checklist Number35.102 [B&F: 0803]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gelechiinae |
| Genus: | Gelechia |
| Species: | muscosella |
| Authority: | Zeller, 1839 |
Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in marshes, fens, river-banks and other damp areas. In recent years, it has been recorded only from Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, Dungeness and Whitstable, east Kent and at Blacktofts Sands Nature Reserve, south-west Yorkshire in 1998. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 12-17 mm. Larva feeds on catkins of Sallow.
