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White-barred groundling

Recurvaria leucatella (Clerck, 1759)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The white-barred groundling (Recurvaria leucatella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the white-barred 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 white-barred groundling live?

Not recorded

Is the white-barred 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 white-barred groundling classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusRecurvaria
  7. SpeciesRecurvaria leucatella (Clerck, 1759)

Synonyms Lita albocinctella, Lita albocingulella, Lita leucatella, Phalaena leucatea, Phalaena leucatella, Recurvaria leucatea

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • makadlovka sadováCzech
  • tarhajäytäjäkoiFinnish
  • Nagy vörös-rügysodrómolyHungarian
  • Baltamargė rekurvarijaLithuanian
  • GordelpalpmotDutch
  • Выемчатокрылая моль боярышниковаяRussian
  • psota hruškováSlovak
  • svartvit böjmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the white-barred groundling

Other species in the same genus Recurvaria.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the white-barred groundling?

The white-barred groundling (Recurvaria leucatella) 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). White-barred groundling (Recurvaria leucatella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-barred-groundling

MLA

“White-barred groundling (Recurvaria leucatella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-barred-groundling.

BibTeX
@misc{white_barred_groundling_2026,
  title = {White-barred groundling (Recurvaria leucatella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-barred-groundling},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}