Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844)

Depressaria gossypiella Saunders, 1844 —Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 3: 285.

Gelechia umbripennis Swinhoe, 1885 —Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1885: 884.

Records. Buxton 1924: 334; Bodenheimer 1930a: 173; Bodenheimer 1930b: 347–349; Amsel 1933: 125; Bodenheimer 1937: 100; Bytinski-Salz 1966: 34; Kugler 1966: 85.

Material examined. 2 ♂, 6 ♀, Hulioth, 24, 27, 28.viii, 5.ix.1968 (Shoham); 1 ♀, Maoschaim, 7.ix.1968 (Shoham) (all TAU) .

Host plant. A serious pest on cotton. In Israel larvae feed on Gossypium sp. Bodenheimer (1930b: 347–349) gives details on the biology.

Distribution. Tropical and subtropical regions of the world (CABI 2019).