''Gisilia lerautella'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in

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. It was described from the

Fontainebleau forest The forest of Fontainebleau (french: Forêt de Fontainebleau, or ''Forêt de Bière'', meaning "forest of heather") is a mixed deciduous forest lying southeast of Paris, France. It is located primarily in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau ...

,Description of new Cosmopterygidae for the science from Fontainebleau forest (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterygidae, Antequerinae)
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is 6–8 mm. The biology of the species is unknown. Only seven individuals have been recorded. They were found from the end of April to the beginning of May on the stems of oak trees.

References

Moths described in 1986 Chrysopeleiinae Moths of Europe {{Chrysopeleiinae-stub