Psoricoptera gibbosella, the humped crest, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, North Africa, China, Japan, Korea, Siberia and the Russian Far East.[2] The habitat consists of mature woodlands.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Psoricoptera |
| Species: | P. gibbosella
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The wingspan is 14–20 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from July to mid-October
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus,[5] Salix, Crataegus and Malus species.[6] They live within a spun or rolled leaf. Larvae can be found from May to June.[7] The species overwinters as an egg.[8]
References edit
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2007-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ Ecology of Commanster
- ^ Hants Moths