Pseudotelphusa basifasciella

Pseudotelphusa basifasciella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Pseudotelphusa
Species: P. basifasciella
Binomial name
Pseudotelphusa basifasciella
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia (Poecilia) basifasciella Zeller, 1873

Pseudotelphusa basifasciella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.[1][2]

The wingspan is 10-15 mm. The forewings are white with two black spots along the costa and smaller spots and speckling near the outer margin, as well as a thick black oblique band in the basal area. The hindwings are whitish basally, shading to grey distally. Adults are on wing in late spring and summer.[3]

References

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