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GELECHIIDAE | Gelechiinae | Gelechiini
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35.106 Gelechia turpella (Poplar Gelechia)
ws: 17-20mm (MBGBI4.2), 19-21mm (Microlepidoptera of Europe vol.3); Jul; black poplar (Populus nigra); RDB
At the time of writing of MBGBI4.2 this species was known only from Bexley, Kent, but it has not been recorded in Kent since before 2000.
There is an Essex record from 1904, a Suffolk record from 1941 and MBGBI4.2 mentions 5 other records from SE England.
At the time of writing of MBGBI4.2 this species was known only from Bexley, Kent, but it has not been recorded in Kent since before 2000.
There is an Essex record from 1904, a Suffolk record from 1941 and MBGBI4.2 mentions 5 other records from SE England.
Gelechia turpella §1 female (image supplied by Tom Lantaff)
ID: Averages larger than other Gelechia species. Keyed in MBGBI4.2 (once identified as a Gelechia species): S2 of labial palp without a large ventral tuft; forewing without a distinct black mark at base of costa; dorsum of A1-3 ochreous-yellow; forewing not densely suffused black; first discal stigma not white ringed. But requires genital confirmation.
Male genitalia:
Female genitalia: The pattern of sclerotisation of the colliculum is diagnostic.
Male genitalia:
Female genitalia: The pattern of sclerotisation of the colliculum is diagnostic.
§1 Benfleet, Essex; 14/07/2025; female; fw 10.1mm; specimen obtained by Tom Lantaff; 2nd record for Essex - the first in 1904
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 17/09/2025 (§1)
