35.099 – BF801a  -  Gelechiidae -  Gelechiinae - Gelechia senticetella - Cypress Gelechia - (Staudinger, 1859) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Gelechiidae Other Name/s: Cypress Groundling ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
ID pointers: Forewing greyish tinged yellowish brown to reddish brown and densely speckled blackish. Veins variably outlined blackish and dark spots or streaks, sometimes joined to form a longitudinal streak through the centre of the forewing. 
Distribution:  (Last record: 09/07/2024 at Sandiacre )  -  Found on Juniper and Cypress but current status in the county unknown. Seems to be restricted to the SE corner of Derbyshire where a handful of records have occurred. Probably arrived in the county via garden centres associated with the food plants.
Flight Period: July /  August /  -  On the wing in July – August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Stephen Plant, Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 10 March 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-13mm
Food Plant: Juniper, Cypresses.
Last Recorded Date: 09/07/2024
Last Recorded By: Paul Buxton
Last Recorded General Area: Sandiacre
No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Allestree, Derbyshire – Stephen Plant © / Kings Newton – Will Soar © (4 images 07/08/2020)

 

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