Gelechia senticetella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Gelechia senticetella, the cypress groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1859. It is found in most of Europe, including Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine. It is thought to be an introduced species in Great Britain.
The wingspan is 10-13.5 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on Juniperus communis, other Juniperus species and Thuja, Chaemocyparis and Cupressus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant, later living within a silken tube or tent. Wikipedia →
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| 1 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gelechia senticetella sighting in London on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 644th most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gelechia senticetella in London on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Only London, in our data
London is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gelechia senticetella sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Gelechiidae
The closest relatives of the Gelechia senticetella that you can see in London (family Gelechiidae, Twirler Moths) are Ash-Coloured Crest (about 10%), Dark Groundling (about 10%) and Cinerous Neb (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gelechia senticetella is recorded against all the insects logged in London (29 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
