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Grey sallow groundling

Gelechia muscosella Zeller, 1839

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The grey sallow groundling (Gelechia muscosella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the grey sallow 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 grey sallow groundling live?

Not recorded

Is the grey sallow 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 grey sallow groundling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusGelechia
  7. SpeciesGelechia muscosella Zeller, 1839
Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Dunkle Weiden-PalpenmotteGerman
  • pajukeulakoiFinnish
  • Donkere haakpalpmotDutch
  • Выемчатокрылая моль ивоваяRussian
  • psota vrbinnáSlovak
  • mossig videstävmalSwedish
  • snedstreckad videstävmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grey sallow groundling

Other species in the same genus Gelechia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grey sallow groundling?

The grey sallow groundling (Gelechia muscosella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Grey sallow groundling (Gelechia muscosella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-sallow-groundling

MLA

“Grey sallow groundling (Gelechia muscosella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-sallow-groundling.

BibTeX
@misc{grey_sallow_groundling_2026,
  title = {Grey sallow groundling (Gelechia muscosella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-sallow-groundling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}