Gelechia asinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Hungary, Romania and Poland, as well as on Corsica.[1][2]

Gelechia asinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Gelechia
Species:
G. asinella
Binomial name
Gelechia asinella
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Tinea asinella Hübner, 1796
  • Gelechia aurorella Frey, 1882

The wingspan is 16–17 mm.[3]

The larvae have been observed feeding on Salix species.

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