Cypress groundling
Gelechia senticetella (Staudinger, 1859)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The cypress groundling (Gelechia senticetella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the cypress groundling
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the cypress groundling live?
Not recorded
Is the cypress groundling endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the cypress groundling classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusGelechia
- SpeciesGelechia senticetella (Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms Gelechia limitanella, Hypsolophus obscuripennis, Nothris obscuripennis f. albicans, Nothris obscuripennis f. melanotica, Nothris senticella, Nothris senticetella, Phthorimaea nigrostriella
Other names and names in other languages (4)
- Zwarte haakpalpmotDutch
- Моль можжевеловая южнаяRussian
- psota púčikováSlovak
- sydlig enstäppmalSwedish
Relatives of the cypress groundling
Other species in the same genus Gelechia.
Juniper groundling
Gelechia sabinellus
Seathorn groundling
Gelechia hippophaella
Apple groundling
Gelechia rhombella
Long-winged groundling
Gelechia cuneatella
Grey sallow groundling
Gelechia muscosella
Black groundling
Gelechia nigra
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Common questions
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What kind of animal is the cypress groundling?
The cypress groundling (Gelechia senticetella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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