''Gelechia scotinella'', the thicket groundling, is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy (biology), taxonomy ...

. It was described by

Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer Gottlieb (formerly D. Gottlieb & Co.) was an American arcade game corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is best known for creating a vast line of pinball machines and arcade games (including ''Q*bert'') throughout much of the 20th century. ...

in 1854 and is found in almost all of Europe. The habitat consists of mature hedgerows and scrubland.''Hantsmoths''
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* Gelechia Moths described in 1854 Moths of Europe Taxa named by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer {{Gelechia-stub