Pseudotelphusa acrobrunella

Pseudotelphusa acrobrunella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pseudotelphusa
Species: P. acrobrunella
Binomial name
Pseudotelphusa acrobrunella
Park, 1992

Pseudotelphusa acrobrunella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Korea,[1] Japan[2] and the Russian Far East.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown with three pairs of distinct dots of raised scale tufts and three dark greyish fascia along the costa. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing from early May to early August, probably in two generations per year in Korea.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus species.[3]

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